Legal consequences of the separation of the Chagos Archipelago from Mauritius in 1965 (Request for Advisory Opinion)

THE HAGUE, 24 July 2017. Following the request by the General Assembly of the United Nations for the International Court of Justice to render an advisory opinion on the legal consequences of the separation of the Chagos Archipelago from Mauritius in 1965 (see Press Release 2017/27 of 29 June 2017), the International Court of Justice made an Order organizing the proceedings.

In its Order dated 14 July 2017, the Court decided that “the United Nations and its Member States [were] likely to be able to furnish information on the question submitted to the Court for an advisory opinion”. Pursuant to Article 66, paragraph 2, of its Statute, it has fixed 30 January 2018 as the time-limit within which statements on the question may be presented to the Court, and 16 April 2018 as the time-limit within which States and organizations having presented written statements may submit written comments on the other statements, in accordance with Article 66, paragraph 4, of the Statute.

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