Collective Security was a deterrence used against aggressive countries, and was enforced to ensure international peace. It came in these following stages (in order)
Moral Disapproval
- A vote by the Council to decide whether or not to confront
- Knowing that opinion was against the aggressor's course of action, this stage was used as a deterrence for continuation of the action through pressure of opinion
Economic Sanctions
- After the failure of moral disapproval
- Cutting trades with the aggressor
Military Sanctions
- Last resort in the case of failure of the first two stages
- Military forces to protect the victim
Weaknesses of Collective Security
Unanimous decisions
- One negative vote (excluding one from the aggressor) would cause the condemnation to fail
- This caused the League to be indecisive
Lack of an army
- The League did not have its own army dedicated for military sanctions
- There was no guarantee that a military force could be gathered from members that could deal with the action
- This meant the use of military sanctions was improbable and not seriously taken
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