Essay on International Organisation and Institutions
Differences between independent and sovereign States are hound to arise. But they do not go to war always. History is full of examples when disputes between contending States had been settled by the mediation of a third party.During the mediaeval period and early modem times, when the theory of a common superior still persisted, disputes were very often referred to the Pope by the contesting parties for his arbitration.There was no international organisation which could provide machinery for an amicable settlement of international disputes. These conditions continued till the nineteenth century. Image Source: static.cegos.ch ADVERTISEMENTS: By that time warfare had become highly mechanised and a costly venture. War also brought about untold misery not only for the belligerent States, but for the neutral countries as well. It meant dislocation of…