The International Court of Justice and Decolonisation
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The International Court of Justice and Decolonisation

New Directions from the Chagos Advisory Opinion

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The International Court of Justice and Decolonisation

New Directions from the Chagos Advisory Opinion

About this book

The 2019 Chagos Advisory Opinion of the International Court of Justice is a decision of profound legal and political significance. Presented with a rare opportunity to pronounce on the right to self-determination and the rules governing decolonization, the ICJ responded with remarkable directness. The contributions to this book examine the Court's reasoning, the importance of the decision for the international system, and its consequences for the situation in the Chagos Archipelago in particular. Apart from bringing the Chagossians closer to the prospect of returning to the islands from which they were covertly expelled half a century ago, the decision and its political context may be understood as part of a broader shift in North/South relations, in which formerly dominant powers like the UK must come to terms with their waning influence on the world stage, and in which voices from former colonies are increasingly shaping the institutional and normative landscape.

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Table of contents

  1. Cover
  2. Half-title page
  3. Title page
  4. Copyright page
  5. Contents
  6. List of Figures
  7. List of Tables
  8. List of Contributors
  9. Acknowledgements
  10. Table of Cases and Awards
  11. Table of Legislation
  12. Treaties and Conventions
  13. UN General Assembly Resolutions
  14. National Legislation
  15. List of Abbreviations
  16. 1 Introduction
  17. 2 Chagos, Custom and the Interpretation of UN General Assembly Resolutions
  18. 3 Reflections on the Treatment of General Assembly Resolutions in the Chagos Advisory Opinion
  19. 4 The Chagos Advisory Opinion and the Principle of Consent to Adjudication
  20. 5 Two Takes on Chagos: Reconciling the Advisory Opinion with the Res Judicata Effect of the UNCLOS Arbitral Award
  21. 6 State Responsibility in Advisory Proceedings: Thoughts on Judicial Propriety and Multilateralism in the Chagos Opinion
  22. 7 Peremptory Norms in the Advisory Opinion of the International Court of Justice on the Decolonisation of Mauritius and the Chagos Archipelago
  23. 8 Reflections on the UK’s Assertion of Sovereignty over the Chagos Archipelago in the Wake of the Chagos Advisory Opinion
  24. 9 The Chagos Marine Protected Area
  25. 10 Human Rights and the Chagos Advisory Opinion
  26. 11 Heightened Scrutiny of Colonial Consent According to the Chagos Advisory Opinion: Pandora’s Box Reopened?
  27. 12 Chagos and the Perplexities of the Law of Treaties
  28. 13 Prospect of the Chagos Advisory Opinion and the Subsequent UN General Assembly Resolution Helping to Resolve the Future of the Chagos Archipelago and Its Former Inhabitants: A Political Perspective
  29. 14 Reflections on the Human Tragedy Underlying the Chagos Case and the Way Forward
  30. Index