Key aim was to resolve international disputes without war → reflected in the Covenant signed by all members
Wilsons vision for league ⇒ world govt and police force
- all major countries would join the league ⇒ bind themselves to its covenant and disarm
- if they had dispute with another country ⇒ they would take it back to the league and accept its decisions
- League members ⇒ promised to protect one another if attacked
→ arrangement was called collective security If any member broke the covenant and went to war illegally ⇒ other members would impose economic sanctions as last resort ⇒ league could take military action against aggressor nation