Little Treaty of Versailles

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The Heads of government at the formal signing of the Treaty of Versailles in 1919

Little Treaty of Versailles (

aftermath of the First World War. The Polish treaty was signed on 28 June 1919, the same day as the main Treaty of Versailles was signed, which is the reason for one of its names. It was the first of the Minority Treaties and served as a template for the subsequent ones; together with Articles 87-93 of Treaty of Versailles, it also formally established Poland as a sovereign and independent state on the international arena.[1][2][3]

Background

Poland regained independence as the

most favored nation
clause in transit trade to "Allied and Associated States" (Articles 14-18).

The treaty

The Polish government declared its support for "total and complete protection of life and freedom of all people regardless of their birth, nationality, language, race or religion" (Article 2) and religious tolerance (Article 7 which stated that "difference of religion, creed, or confession shall not prejudice any Polish national in matters relating to the enjoyment of civil or political rights, as for instance the admission to Public employment, functions and honors, or the exercise of professions and industries"). Provisions of the treaty "were obligations of international importance and were guaranteed by the League of Nations".

They could not be changed "without consent of majority of the League of Nations Council" (Article 12). National minorities could direct their complaints to the

League of Nations Council
. Difference of opinions "in legal or actual matters" between Poland and any of the western powers or any of the members of the League of Nations Council, which would result from provisions of the treaty was to have an international character (Article 12).

The treaty was signed by Polish representatives at Versailles (

Ignacy Paderewski) on 28 June 1919, the same day as the main Treaty of Versailles (hence it is known as Little or Small Treaty of Versailles. The parliament of Poland, the Sejm, ratified the treaty on 31 July 1919; the treaty was implemented on 10 January 1920. Poland renounced it at the League of Nations forum in Geneva
on 13 September 1934.

See also

Notes

  1. ^ Lauterpacht, Elihu Lauterpacht, C. J. Greenwood, A.G. Oppenheimer, International Law Reports, Cambridge University Press, 1998,
    ISBN 0-521-58070-6, Google Print, p.537
  2. ISBN 90-411-0584-0, Google Print, p.188
  3. ISBN 0275963500 Google Print, p.114
  4. ^ See the text of the Treaty of Versailles Archived 2008-02-14 at the Wayback Machine. Note that identical requirement was given to Czechoslovakia in Article 86.

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