Collective security under the League of Nations.

1. Collective security.
   1. Definition:
      1. A liberal alternative to balance of power, based on the rule of law & international institutions.
      2. Embodies the (liberal) belief that "force can be tamed by law, just as it is at the domestic level". I.e., anarchy in international politics doesn’t impose any more constraints than we encounter at home.
   2. Distinct from the balance of power.
      1. BoPÞ strongest state; CSÞ aggressive state.
      2. BoPÞ alliances in advance of aggression; CSÞ alliances only after aggression revealed.
      3. BoPÞ those threatened by most powerful state should balance; CSÞ all members of the system are mandated to act vs. the aggressor.
   3. Operation:
      1. Submit disputes to arbitration.
      2. Outlaws war begun outside of League rules, as subject itself to punishment by all League members. Kellogg-Briand pact in 1928 outlaws war in general.
      3. An Honor Code!!!
      4. But no enforcement: each state decided for itself whether to comply.
      5. ¶ Would you comply with the Honor Code under these circumstances? ¶  

   from the Lecture notes by Eric Reinhardt: Lecture 7 of the Emory University, Atlanta, course: Political Science 110: Introduction to International Politics (http://userwww.service.emory.edu/~erein/courses/pols110/lecture7.html)