What was the main structure of the League of Nations?

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Council:

• Met 5 times per year + in emergencies
• Sorting out disputes
• Use discussion, military force and moral condemnation
• Had veto to stop decisions being made

Assembly:

• Met yearly
• Recommended action to council and voted on: new members, new temporary members, budget and other ideas. Every country had a representative there.
• Permanent cause of international justice
• Based at the Haig
• Made up of judges to give legal advice but no real power
• Can make decisions on border disputes
• International labour organisation
• Met once a year
• Aim to improve working conditions / collected statistics

Mandates Commission:

• Made sure Britain and France acted on interests of mandated countries

Refugee Committee

• Helped return refugees after first world war

Health Committee

• Educate people and deal with diseases

Slavery commission

• Main aim was to abolish slavery