In part one of this blog post, which can be read here , I described the origins of the independent international civil service, created in 1919. I also highlighted the importance of the adoption, as part of the overall Treaty of Versailles, of a set of treaties on minorities (i.e. the minority treaties). Part two will look at how the secretariat … Continue reading The independence of the international civil service, 1919-2019: minority rights at the League of Nations and human rights at the UN – Part 2