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Islands, sovereignty and the right to return: an analysis of the Chagos Islands ICJ Advisory Opinion

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Abstract

Did the UK act illegally in splitting off the Chagos Islands from Mauritius prior to its independence in 1968? On 22 June 2017 Mauritius successfully petitioned the UN to ask the International Court of Justice to consider this question, against the UK’s wishes, but the outcome is rather uncertain. This contribution explains why.
Original languageEnglish
Specialist publicationJournal of Territorial and Maritime Studies Blog
Publication statusPublished - 13 Feb 2018
Externally publishedYes

Keywords

  • Chagos
  • Mauritius
  • Indian ocean
  • self-determination
  • ICJ
  • Advisory Opinion
  • United Kingdom

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