An International Anomaly
Colonial Accession to the League of Nations
Format:Hardback
Publisher:Cambridge University Press
Publishing:30th Apr '25
£90.00
This title is due to be published on 30th April, and will be despatched as soon as possible.
A timely study about sovereignty and international norms through the admission of British colonies to the League of Nations.
At the founding of the League of Nations, British statesmen drafted a loophole allowing colonies to accede as member-states. Gidney explores how this loophole has shaped norms around sovereignty and its continuing legacy into today's United Nations. This title is also available as open access on Cambridge Core.It is often assumed that only sovereign states can join the United Nations. But this was not always the case. At the founding of the United Nations, a loophole drafted by British statesmen in its predecessor organisation, the League of Nations, was carried forward, allowing colonies to accede as member-states. Colonies such as India, Ireland, Egypt, and many more were afforded a tokenistic representation at the League in Geneva during the interwar years, decades before their independence. Thomas Gidney unites three geographically distinct case studies to demonstrate the evolution of Britain's policy from a range of different viewpoints, exploring how this policy came into being, and why it was only exploited by the British Empire. He argues that this membership shaped colonial norms around sovereignty and international recognition in the interwar period and to the present day. This title is also available as open access on Cambridge Core.
ISBN: 9781009584449
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315 pages