After the gruesome war the defined the early 20th century, in 1928 world leaders met to discuss of the use of war in the future. The horror that countries committed on each other were to be outlawed, as these countries renounced the use of war "as an instrument of their national policy." At least three times, the countries and their respective representatives are listed and it then goes on to list three articles and the countries that signed the treaty. Article I, short and simple, condemns the use of war as a nation's foreign policy. Article II says that all disputes, no matter their origin, shall be decided by only by "pacific means." Article III, much longer than the previous two, lists the more logistical aspects of its ratification. Firstly it says that the treaty will be in accordance of the respective nation's constitutions and will be ratified when "all their several instruments of ratification" are in Washington. Secondly, when the treaty is finally ratified will remain open until all nations have adhered to its statutes. Thirdly, that each nation shall be furnished a copy of the treaty and shall notify each country when it is ratified. In its conclusion it ties up loose ends by reenforcing what was already stated and that the United States puts its seal of approval on the document.
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