Treaty of Versailles: Centennial Collection
This year is the centennial of the signing of the Treaty of Versailles. Signed on 28 June 1919 in the hall of mirrors at Versailles palace, the treaty was the most important of the peace treaties that brought an end to World War I.
To mark the 100th anniversary we have put together a collection of articles and chapters exploring the background and aftermath of the Treaty, as well as the related legal terminology. All content is free to read until 31 August.
- Versailles and Peace Treaties after World War I
- The Background and Aftermath
- Territories and Inviolability of Borders
- Terminology
- From Oxford Scholarship Online
| Versailles and Peace Treaties after World War I |
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Versailles Peace Treaty (1919) Peace Treaties after World War I Treaty of Peace signed at Versailles, 28 June 1919 Treaty of Peace signed at St. Germain-en-Laye, 10 September 1919 Treaty of Peace signed at Neuilly-sur-Seine, 27 November 1919 |
| The Background and Aftermath (Back to top) |
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History of International Law, 1815 to World War I From war to armistice to peace conference Fourteen Points of Wilson (1918) League of Nations Peace Treaty of Brest-Litovsk, 1918 From the Paris Peace Treaties to the End of the Second World War Statute of the Permanent Court of International Justice, 16th December 1920 Between Systematization and Expertise for Foreign Policy: The Practice-Oriented Approach in Germany’s International Legal Scholarship (1920–1980) |
| Territories and Inviolability of Borders (Back to top) |
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Rhine River Danube River Elbe River Kiel Canal Heligoland Free City of Danzig German Interests in Polish Upper Silesia Cases Free Zones of Upper Savoy and Gex Case Free Zones of Upper Savoy and the District of Gex, France v Switzerland Territorial Jurisdiction of the International Commission of the River Oder, United Kingdom v Poland |
| Terminology (Back to top) |
| From Oxford Scholarship Online (Back to top) |
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Finalising the Treaty of Versailles First World War. The Versailles and Other Treaties: War Guilt and Reparations Revolution, Weimar Constitution, and Versailles International Law After the Great War from America and the Law of Nations 1776-1939 |
| Further Reading (Back to top) | |||
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The Treaty of Versailles: A Very Short Introduction |
The Trial of the Kaiser |
The International Criminal Court: A Commentary on the Rome Statute (2nd Ed.) |
The Oxford Handbook of the History of International Law |
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Public Law in Germany: A Historical Introduction from the 16th to the 21st Century |
Legalist Empire: International Law and American Foreign Relations in the Early Twentieth Century |
The Guardians: The League of Nations and the Crisis of Empire |
The Oxford Handbook of United Nations Treaties |
