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TERRITORY UNDER MANDATE [2 records]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2001-08-29
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- International Public Law
- International Relations
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- mandated territory
1, record 1, English, mandated%20territory
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
- territory under mandate 2, record 1, English, territory%20under%20mandate
- mandate territory 2, record 1, English, mandate%20territory
correct
- mandate 3, record 1, English, mandate
correct, noun
- mandated area 4, record 1, English, mandated%20area
correct
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
mandate: Territories detached from the former Central Powers and put under a tutelary regime in accordance with Art. 22 of the Covenant of the League of Nations. 3, record 1, English, - mandated%20territory
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
[A] Mandate System [is] a system set up by Art. 22 of the Covenant of the League of Nations following World War I under which certain colonies and territories of the defeated powers "ceased to be under the sovereignty of the States which formerly governed them". These mandated territories were placed under the tutelage of mandatory States on behalf of, and making annual reports to, the League. 1, record 1, English, - mandated%20territory
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
With the creation of the United Nations the mandates [or mandated territories] were converted into Trust Territories under the administration of the Trusteeship Council of the United Nations. 1, record 1, English, - mandated%20territory
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Droit international public
- Relations internationales
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- territoire sous mandat
1, record 1, French, territoire%20sous%20mandat
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
État d'un territoire placé sous tutelle pour une durée temporaire. 2, record 1, French, - territoire%20sous%20mandat
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Avec la création des Nations Unies, les territoires sous mandat sont devenus territoires sous tutelle sous l'administration du Conseil de tutelle des Nations Unies. 3, record 1, French, - territoire%20sous%20mandat
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record 2 - internal organization data 1983-08-09
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- International Public Law
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- C mandate
1, record 2, English, C%20mandate
correct
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
Record 2, Synonyms, English
Record 2, Textual support, English
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Class C [of the Mandate System] composed of certain territories "which owing to the sparseness of their population, or their small size, or their remoteness from the centres of civilisation, or their geographical contiguity to the territory of the Mandatory" were "best administered under the laws of the Mandatory as integral portions of its territory(...) 1, record 2, English, - C%20mandate
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Areas concerned: Nauru, New Guinea, Western Samoa, South West Africa. 2, record 2, English, - C%20mandate
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- Droit international public
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- mandat C
1, record 2, French, mandat%20C
correct
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
Record 2, Synonyms, French
- mandat d'administration 2, record 2, French, mandat%20d%27administration
correct
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Le mandat C (...) s'appliquait à certains territoires (...) qui, en raison de la faible densité de la population, de leur superficie restreinte, de leur éloignement des centres de civilisation, de leur contiguïté géographique au territoire du mandataire, avaient semblé ne pouvoir être mieux administrés que sous les lois de la Puissance mandataire comme une partie intégrante de son territoire. 1, record 2, French, - mandat%20C
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Régions visées: Samoa occidental, Nauru, Nouvelle-Guinée, îles Carolines,Mariannes et Marshall. Le mandat C a prit fin après la dissolution de la Société des Nations en 1945. Ce régime a été remplacé par le régime de la tutelle (accord de tutelle) qui ne subsiste que pour les îles du Pacifique (Marshall, Mariannes et Carolines). 3, record 2, French, - mandat%20C
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 2 OBS
Observation fondée sur RODRB. 3, record 2, French, - mandat%20C
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
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