New Commonwealth Society

The New Commonwealth was an international organisation created in London in 1932 with branches in France, Germany and the United States. It advocated pacifism, disarmament and multilateral resolution of conflicts through political lobbying and a variety of publications. Unlike similar organisations, the German branch of the New Commonwealth Society was allowed to promote its ideas and continue its activities in Nazi Germany until it was dissolved in mid-1938.

The Society advocated the creation of an international court and an international police force, thus distinguishing itself from the two most influential components of the interwar peace movement: the pacifists who opposed any use of force in international relations, and the "internationalist" supporters of the League of Nations.

Notable members of the organisation include its founder, Lord Davies, Winston Churchill and George Barnes, and eminent scholars such as Albert Einstein, Otto Neurath, Hans Kelsen and Alfred Verdross.

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