Legal Regimes in Africa Between the XXth Century World Wars in the Estimates of the Council on Foreign Relations Experts

The article analyzes the positions of Council on Foreign Relations experts on a wide variety of issues relating to Africa’s legal regimes in the interwar period, including such issues as the role of international law and organizations, the limitation of colonial rule by extending the mandate system across the continent, interracial relations, the dynamics of electoral law, and labor, fiscal and economic legal relations. The features of expert analysis, ideological and political attitudes to the analysis of legal systems in Africa are highlighted. Special attention is paid to expert assessments and recommendations of the analysts of the Council on Foreign Relations, taking into account the general historical and political context and their own geopolitical interests.

Keywords

Africa, expert community, legal regimes, Council on Foreign Relations, interwar period, League of Nations, interwar period

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23.05.2024

Publication date

30.09.2024

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33188

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GOST	Nesterov D. Legal Regimes in Africa Between the XXth Century World Wars in the Estimates of the Council on Foreign Relations Experts // ISTORIYA – 2024. – V. 15. – Issue 9 (143) [Electronic resource]. URL: https://history.jes.su/S207987840032422-3-1 (circulation date: 24.01.2025). DOI: 10.18254/S207987840032422-3
MLA	Nesterov, Dmitrii "Legal Regimes in Africa Between the XXth Century World Wars in the Estimates of the Council on Foreign Relations Experts." ISTORIYA 15.9 (143) (2024) DOI: 10.18254/S207987840032422-3
APA	Nesterov D. (2024). Legal Regimes in Africa Between the XXth Century World Wars in the Estimates of the Council on Foreign Relations Experts. ISTORIYA 15(9 (143)) DOI: 10.18254/S207987840032422-3

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