Class C mandate
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A Class C mandate was a type of League of Nations territorial administration applied to sparsely populated, remote former German colonies, placing them under the full control of a mandatory power subject to certain international obligations.
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
League of Nations mandate
ⓘ
international territorial administration regime ⓘ |
| administeredBy | mandatory power ⓘ |
| administeredByExample |
Australia
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Japan NERFINISHED ⓘ New Zealand NERFINISHED ⓘ Union of South Africa NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| appliedBy | League of Nations NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| appliedTo |
former German colonies
ⓘ
remote territories ⓘ sparsely populated territories ⓘ |
| characterizedBy |
absence of a fixed time limit for the mandate
ⓘ
administration as an integral part of the mandatory’s territory subject to League supervision ⓘ full control of the territory by the mandatory power ⓘ international obligations for the mandatory power ⓘ |
| classificationLevel | C ⓘ |
| contrastedWith |
Class A mandate
ⓘ
Class B mandate ⓘ |
| endedWith | dissolution of the League of Nations ⓘ |
| followedBy |
United Nations trust territories
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
incorporation into independent states ⓘ |
| geographicScope |
Nauru
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
New Guinea NERFINISHED ⓘ Pacific Islands north of the Equator NERFINISHED ⓘ South West Africa NERFINISHED ⓘ Western Samoa NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| includesExample |
Nauru mandate
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
New Guinea mandate NERFINISHED ⓘ Pacific Islands (Japanese Mandate) NERFINISHED ⓘ South West Africa mandate NERFINISHED ⓘ Western Samoa mandate ⓘ |
| languageUsedInInstruments |
English
ⓘ
French ⓘ |
| legalBasis |
Article 22 of the Covenant of the League of Nations
ⓘ
Covenant of the League of Nations NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| obligatedTo |
prevent abuses such as the slave trade
ⓘ
promote the well-being and development of the inhabitants ⓘ submit annual reports to the League of Nations ⓘ |
| precededBy | German colonial rule ⓘ |
| purpose |
administration of former enemy colonies after World War I
ⓘ
to place remote and sparsely populated territories under international oversight ⓘ |
| relatedConcept |
international trusteeship
ⓘ
mandate system ⓘ |
| startDate | 1920 ⓘ |
| supervisedBy |
Council of the League of Nations
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Permanent Mandates Commission NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| timePeriod | interwar period ⓘ |
Referenced by (1)
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