Britain, which has overseen the region since 1814, detached the
Chagos islands in 1965 from Mauritius to create the British Indian Ocean Territory.
The ICJ President Abdulqawi Ahmed Yusuf observed: 'The UK has an obligation to bring to an end its administration of
Chagos archipelago as rapidly as possible.' The ICJ ruled that separation of
Chagos Islands from Mauritius during the island's decolonisation in the 1960s constituted an 'unlawful detachment' and was a 'wrongful act'.
The ICJ President, Abdulqawi Ahmed Yusuf, observed, 'The UK has an obligation to bring to an end its administration of
Chagos archipelago as rapidly as possible.' The ICJ ruled that separation of
Chagos Islands from Mauritius during decolonisation in the 1960s constituted an 'unlawful detachment' and was a 'wrongful act'.
The United Kingdom's continued administration of the
Chagos Archipelago constitutes a wrongful act," chief judge Abdulqawi Ahmed Yusuf said.The United Kingdom is under an obligation to bring an end to its administration of the
Chagos Archipelago as rapidly as possible, thereby allowing Mauritius to complete the decolonisation of its territory.
Britain says it will look "carefully" at a United Nations' court ruling that it should relinquish control of the
Chagos Islands in the Indian Ocean, while stressing that the court's view is "an advisory opinion, not a judgment."
Summary: The Hague [The Netherlands], Feb 25 (ANI): In a major diplomatic victory for Mauritius, the UN's top court on Monday ruled that the United Kingdom (UK) should end its control of the
Chagos Islands in the Indian Ocean "as rapidly as possible".
Concerning the illegal stripping of Mauritius's
Chagos Islands' biggest island, Diego Garcia, by Britain, which is now home for a major US air base, Negm condemned the seizure, saying that it resembles the Balfour Declaration.
One of the microphones, called HA08s, is currently being held at Diego Gracia, a US bomber base in
Chagos Archipelago.
Among the topics are contested sovereignty over land territory and maritime zones, navigating uncharted procedural waters in a rising sea of cases at the Permanent Court of Arbitration, certain controversial issues in the development of the international law of the sea, interpreting the dispute settlement limitations on fisheries after the
Chagos Marine Protected Area Arbitration, weathering the 21st century: how the Convention contributes to responses to climate-related disaster events, and rights and obligations of states in the undelimited maritime areas: the case of the eastern Mediterranean Sea.
A team working on the
Chagos Islands in the Indian Ocean
Foreign Office minister Sir Alan Duncan confirmed the UK has not "recently" discussed the impact on the
Chagos Islands with officials from Donald Trump's administration.
In June, the General Assembly voted to refer the legal status of the British-ruled
Chagos Islands to the ICJ.