The Permanent Mandates Commission : a study in international administration
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Description
The disposition of the colonies of Germany and Turkey at the end of the World War led to the inauguration of the system of mandates. This experiment has attracted much interest because it has involved the widest application of the principles of international administration. The success of the venture has been somewhat surprising to students of government and has raised the question of how far international cooperation can be extended. At the center of the mandate organization is the Permanent Mandates Commission, which has proved to be a very efficient organ. The present study is an attempt to describe its character and to evaluate its work from the first through the thirteenth sessions