League of Nations Class C mandate
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The League of Nations Class C mandate was a category of colonial administration applied to sparsely populated or remote territories, placing them under the control of a mandatory power to be governed as integral parts of its own territory under international oversight.
Observed surface forms (1)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| League of Nations Mandate for the South Seas Mandate | 1 |
Statements (44)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
League of Nations mandate category
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international legal regime ⓘ |
| administeredBy |
Australia
NERFINISHED
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Japan NERFINISHED ⓘ New Zealand NERFINISHED ⓘ Union of South Africa NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| aimedTo | place colonial administration under international supervision ⓘ |
| appliedBy | League of Nations NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| appliedTo |
remote territories
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sparsely populated territories ⓘ |
| characterizedAs | colonial administration category ⓘ |
| classifiedAs | least autonomous category of League mandates ⓘ |
| consideredLessAdvancedThan | Class A mandate territories ⓘ |
| consideredMoreRemoteThan | many Class B mandate territories ⓘ |
| createdUnder | Covenant of the League of Nations NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| distinguishedFrom |
League of Nations Class A mandate
NERFINISHED
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League of Nations Class B mandate NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| endedWith | dissolution of the League of Nations ⓘ |
| geographicCriterion | remoteness from centers of civilization (as defined at the time) ⓘ |
| governanceModel | administered as integral part of mandatory power’s territory ⓘ |
| historicalContext | redistribution of German colonial empire after World War I ⓘ |
| includedTerritory |
German New Guinea (Northeast New Guinea)
NERFINISHED
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Nauru NERFINISHED ⓘ Pacific Islands north of the Equator formerly under German control ⓘ South West Africa NERFINISHED ⓘ Western Samoa NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| influenced | development of later international trusteeship norms ⓘ |
| legalBasis | Article 22 of the Covenant of the League of Nations NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| mandatoryPowerObligation |
govern territory in interests of inhabitants and of humanity
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submit annual reports to the League of Nations ⓘ |
| mandatoryPowerRight | administer territory under its own laws as integral territory ⓘ |
| monitoredBy | international community through League of Nations organs ⓘ |
| oversightBy |
Council of the League of Nations
NERFINISHED
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Permanent Mandates Commission NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| politicalEffect | extended de facto colonial control of mandatory powers ⓘ |
| populationCriterion | very low population density ⓘ |
| purpose | administration of former German and Ottoman territories after World War I ⓘ |
| relatedConcept |
colonialism
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international trusteeship ⓘ self‑determination ⓘ |
| startPeriod | post–World War I era ⓘ |
| successorRegime | United Nations Trust Territory system NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| supervisionMechanism | mandatory powers’ reports examined by Permanent Mandates Commission ⓘ |
| timeFrame | approximately 1920s to 1940s ⓘ |
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
United Nations Trusteeship Agreement for the Former Japanese Mandated Islands
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relatedTo
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League of Nations Class C mandate
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this entity surface form:
League of Nations Mandate for the South Seas Mandate