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League of Nations Committees

The Committees of the League of Nations (1939)

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Date: 20 August 2025

Data source: League of Nations. The Committees of the League of Nations. Classified List and Essential Facts. Geneva: League of Nations, September 20, 1945. Official No. C.99.M.99.1945.V.
Funded: Part of a European Research Council (ERC) grant, ECOINT, Grant No. 885285


This visualization presents the commissions and committees of the League of Nations in 1939, as collected in teh League's 1945 publications The Committees of the League of Nations. Classified List and Essential Facts.

All categories, titles and descriptions are cited from The Committees of the League of Nations. Classified List and Essential Facts. The tooltips reproduce original descriptions with page references.

  • Users can filter which commissions/committees they wish to display (including possible sub-committees).
  • Hover over nodes to see details about each commission/committee.

The information is presented in three interactive network graphs (node-link diagrams):

  • Part I = Committees or Organs Concerned with the Functioning of the League itself
  • Part II = Committees set up under International Conventions
  • Part III = Committees set up under Resolutions of the Council or the Assembly

Part I — Committees or Organs Concerned with the Functioning of the League itself

Part II — Committees set up under International Conventions

Part III — Committees set up under Resolutions of the Council or the Assembly