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  • 3 - Inter Se and the League of Nations

  • Thomas Gidney, Geneva Graduate Institute
  • Book:
    An International Anomaly
    Published online:
    23 March 2025
    Print publication:
    03 April 2025, pp 105-124
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    The accession of six British Empire member states to the League of Nations questioned the Empire’s constitutional structure, and whether it was one entity or many. The resulting debate would form the doctrine of ‘inter se’ that attempted to rationalise the Empire’s new situation. Chapter Three delves into the frictions caused by separating the Empire’s international personality, as imperial federalists attempted to control and harmonise the foreign relations of the Empire, whilst Dominion leaders sought to use their newfound seat in Geneva to pursue their distinct foreign policies. As the Dominions began to gain full statehood, the chapter examines how the gulf between their membership at the League and that of India’s began to widen.