Ruth Henig

The League of Nations Met for the Last Time

Ruth Henig reassesses the importance of the League of Nations.

The facade of the Palace of Nations, headquarters of the League of Nations, c. 1938. ETH Library Zurich, Image Archive / Ans_14923-61-AL. Public Domain.

What Good Did the League of Nations Do?

The League of Nations has been much derided, but it laid the foundations for an international court and established bodies that the United Nations maintains today.