The Kellogg-Briand Pact was an agreement of 15 nations to renounce war.
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In 1827, the Kellogg-Briand Pact was signed by 62 nations. This pact was an international agreement in which signatory states promised not to use war to resolve disputes.
Because only nations can go to war with nations. States going to war with states is a civil war and need not be declared. States going to war with another nations is a treasonous act and cannot be sanctioned by the larger federal government.
The General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade (GATT), signed in 1947, was the first major economic agreement signed entirely after the end of WWII. The origins of GATT were laid in the Bretton Woods Agreement signed in July of 1944. The Bretton Woods Agreement also led to the establishment of the World Bank and the IMF after the war. See links below.
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"Free Trade" is the term that describes the idea that trade between nations creates prosperity and helps to prevent war.