Permanent Mandates Commission

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The Permanent Mandates Commission was a supervisory body of the League of Nations responsible for overseeing the administration of mandated territories after World War I.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf League of Nations body
international supervisory commission
appliesTo Class A mandates
Class B mandates
Class C mandates
League of Nations mandates NERFINISHED
appliesToJurisdiction League of Nations mandates system NERFINISHED
archivesAt United Nations Office at Geneva archives NERFINISHED
dissolvedFollowing dissolution of the League of Nations
endTime 1946
follows Article 22 of the Covenant of the League of Nations NERFINISHED
hasCharacteristic met in regular sessions in Geneva
non-political expert commission
permanent advisory body
hasGoal ensure compliance with mandate terms
ensure well-being and development of inhabitants of mandated territories
promote international accountability over colonial administration
hasMainResponsibility advising the League of Nations Council on mandates
oversight of mandated territories
review of mandatory powers’ reports
supervision of administration of mandates
hasMemberType independent experts
nationals of League of Nations member states
hasMethod conducting detailed thematic and territorial reviews
examining written annual reports from mandatory powers
questioning representatives of mandatory powers in public sessions
hasNotableMember Lord Lugard NERFINISHED
Pierre Orts NERFINISHED
William E. Rappard NERFINISHED
William Rappard NERFINISHED
hasOutput annual reports on mandates
minutes of sessions
recommendations to the League of Nations Council
influenced development of international trusteeship system
norms of international supervision of non-self-governing territories
locationOfMeetings Geneva NERFINISHED
partOf League of Nations NERFINISHED
replacedBy United Nations Trusteeship Council NERFINISHED
reportsTo Council of the League of Nations NERFINISHED
startTime 1921
subjectOf scholarly studies on international oversight of colonialism
supervises administration of former German colonies
administration of former Ottoman territories under mandate
mandatory powers
usesLanguage English
French

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League of Nations committee structure hasNotableCommittee Permanent Mandates Commission