LAD #27 Kellogg-Briand Peace Pact

It was signed on August 27, 1928. It was an international treaty providing for the abandonment of the war as an instrument of national policy. It failed because it didn’t solve what the purpose for it was, but in ways was significant for international law. Sixty two nations signed the pact including Australia, Belgium, Canada, Czechoslovakia, France, Germany, India, the Irish Free State, Italy, Japan, New Zealand, Poland, South Africa, the United Kingdom, and the United States. It was signed outside of the League of nations but still remains a treaty under international law. It is still in the constitution and remains a force in American law.