Territorial Disputes

The Chagos Advisory Opinion and the Decolonization of Mauritius

In Legal Consequences of the Separation of the Chagos Archipelago from Mauritius in 1965,[1] the International Court of Justice (ICJ) delivered its Advisory Opinion on the two questions posed in the UN General Assembly's request.[2] First, had Mauritius' decolonization been completed when it gained independence in 1968, after  the excision of the Chagos Archipelago?

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23
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Stephen Allen
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North Macedonia Joins NATO (February 6, 2019)

Author: 
Caitlin Behles

On February 6, 2019, the twenty-nine member states of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) si

Supreme Court of Canada Rules for First Nations in Land Development Suit (December 1, 2017)

Author: 
Caitlin Behles

On December 1, 2017, the Supreme Court of Canada ruled in First Nation of Nacho Nyak Dun v.