11 History of International Law PDF

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Versailles Conference 1919 ● First major conference with formalized NGO lobbying ● Japan played an equal role as the European and American powers ● First attempt to regulate use of force and economics through international law ● Covenant of the League of Nations (Art 7) → Secretariat open to men and...

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Versailles Conference 1919 ● First major conference with formalized NGO lobbying ● Japan played an equal role as the European and American powers ● First attempt to regulate use of force and economics through international law ● Covenant of the League of Nations (Art 7) → Secretariat open to men and women ○ ILO (ARt 395) → mandated a certain number of the Secretariat must be women Paris Peace Conference 1919 ● Women’s organizations that lobbied morphed into feminist movements Mandate System - Covenant of the League of Nations (Art 22) ● Differentiated civilized and uncivilized territories ○ Uncivilized = had to be administered ● Character of the mandate differs according to the stage of development of the people, geographical situation of the territory, economic conditions, and other circumstances See worksheet...