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Evolution of the International Trusteeship System

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A careful survey of the history of the past four hundred years gives no precise indication of the date of origin of the principles of the International Trusteeship System. Modern scholars are sharply divided in their opinion though, for our convenience, we can group them under four broad theories.

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Chowdhuri, R.N. (1955). Evolution of the International Trusteeship System. In: International Mandates and Trusteeship Systems. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-011-9216-3_2

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