The Attitude of the British Dominions to the Geneva Protocol

Jaroslav Valkoun and Lukáš Novotný

Littera Scripta, 2017, vol. 10, issue 2

Abstract: The study is based on unpublished sources of British provenance and on scientific literature. It analyses the attitude of the British dominions to the suggested Protocol for the Pacific Settlement of International Disputes (Geneva Protocol) in the autumn of 1924. Great Britain, as one of the main victors of the war, had to react to situations brought on by the new reality of the years following 1918. This primarily concerned its approach to the system of collective security that was constructed in order to prevent the horrors of war. The Geneva Protocol signified a certain climax in these efforts, in particular by France, who wanted to push through its views on collective security. After the victory of the Conservatives in the parliamentary elections in the autumn of 1924, it became clear that obligations such as compulsory arbitration or the possibility of the British Navy sailing out on behalf of the interests of the League of Nations were unacceptable to His Majesty’s Government.

Keywords: collective security; Great Britain; Geneva Protocol; British dominions; Imperial Foreign Policy; British Empire (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2017
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