Legal Consequences of the Separation of the Chagos Archipelago from Mauritius in 1965, Advisory Opinion of 25 February 2019
Legal Consequences of the Separation of the Chagos Archipelago from Mauritius in 1965, Advisory Opinion of 25 February 2019 (2019)2019 · Court ruling · Para. 183 (operative clause), as summarised on the case pageEstablishedSource attached · not independently reviewedCLM-0557 · as of 2026-10-27 · about: Sovereignty · Author: Polity Atlas editorial team
“In its advisory opinion of 25 February 2019, the International Court of Justice found that the decolonisation of Mauritius was not lawfully completed in 1968 because of the separation of the Chagos Archipelago, and that the United Kingdom should end its administration as rapidly as possible.”
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Agreement between the Government of the United Kingdom and the Government of the Republic of Mauritius concerning the Chagos Archipelago including Diego Garcia (CP 1334), signed 22 May 2025
2005 World Summit Outcome, UN General Assembly resolution A/RES/60/1 (24 October 2005)
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