Assessing the responsibilities of the United Kingdom and Mauritius towards the Chagossians under international law

Assessing the responsibilities of the United Kingdom and Mauritius towards the Chagossians under international law

This article reviews the obligations under international law of the United Kingdom and Mauritius towards the Chagossians. With the detachment of Chagos from Mauritius as an essential condition for the independence of Mauritius from the British colonial master, the Chagossians have, over the past fou...

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Main Authors: Darsheenee Raumnauth, Roopanand Mahadew
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Gents Afrika Platform, Afrika Brug 2016-08-01
Series:Afrika Focus
Online Access:https://ojs.ugent.be/AF/article/view/4844
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spelling doaj-d6b89ad1dee04e61aec7fd21b22946ee2020-11-25T01:34:26ZengGents Afrika Platform, Afrika BrugAfrika Focus0772-084X0772-084X2016-08-0129210.21825/af.v29i2.48444844Assessing the responsibilities of the United Kingdom and Mauritius towards the Chagossians under international lawDarsheenee Raumnauth0Roopanand Mahadew1African Union Commission, EthiopiaDepartment of Law, University of Mauritius, MauritiusThis article reviews the obligations under international law of the United Kingdom and Mauritius towards the Chagossians. With the detachment of Chagos from Mauritius as an essential condition for the independence of Mauritius from the British colonial master, the Chagossians have, over the past four decades, endured enormous human rights violations. This article assesses the responsibility of the two states vis-à-vis the Chagossians. A comprehensive factual account is rst presented to clarify understanding of the history of Chagos. The legal framework is then analysed to assess the responsibility of each state, before a number of recommendations are made. Key words: Chagos, Mauritius, United Kingdom, British Indian Ocean territorieshttps://ojs.ugent.be/AF/article/view/4844
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title_short Assessing the responsibilities of the United Kingdom and Mauritius towards the Chagossians under international law
title_full Assessing the responsibilities of the United Kingdom and Mauritius towards the Chagossians under international law
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description This article reviews the obligations under international law of the United Kingdom and Mauritius towards the Chagossians. With the detachment of Chagos from Mauritius as an essential condition for the independence of Mauritius from the British colonial master, the Chagossians have, over the past four decades, endured enormous human rights violations. This article assesses the responsibility of the two states vis-à-vis the Chagossians. A comprehensive factual account is rst presented to clarify understanding of the history of Chagos. The legal framework is then analysed to assess the responsibility of each state, before a number of recommendations are made. Key words: Chagos, Mauritius, United Kingdom, British Indian Ocean territories
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