A STUDY OF INSTITUTIONAL DETERMINATION AND CONSOLIDATION IN PUBLIC INTERNATIONAL LAW - THE CHAGOS CASE
Journal: Süleyman Demirel Üniversitesi Hukuk Fakültesi Dergisi
Year: 2022

Located in the middle of the Indian Ocean, the Chagos Archipelago has been subject to a sovereignty dispute between the United Kingdom and its former colony, Mauritius. Before Mauritius gained independence in 1968, the Chagos Archipelago was separated to establish the British Indian Ocean Territory. The main island in the archipelago, Diego Garcia, was leased to the United States and is home to a military base with 3.000 personnel. Mauritius has been challenging the detachment of the Chagos Arch