Download This PaperIslands, Sovereignty and the Right to Return: An Analysis of the Chagos Islands ICJ Advisory Opinion Request
Journal of Territorial and Maritime Studies, February 2018
3 Pages Posted: 26 Mar 2018
Date Written: February 13, 2018
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.
Keywords: Sovereignty, Islands, Right to Return, ICJ, Mauritius, Chagos, Diego Garcia
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Yiallourides, Constantinos, Islands, Sovereignty and the Right to Return: An Analysis of the Chagos Islands ICJ Advisory Opinion Request (February 13, 2018). Journal of Territorial and Maritime Studies, February 2018, Available at SSRN: https://ssrn.com/abstract=3143922
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