“We are grateful to ITLOS for confirming the ICJ's determination that the Chagos Archipelago is an integral part of Mauritian territory, and that the United Kingdom has no territorial rights or claim in respect of the Archipelago.”
A second, independent tribunal confirming the same ruling turns a legal opinion into settled precedent.
— Pravind Jugnauth, British Indian Ocean Territory
Source: Pravind Jugnauth, Prime Minister of Mauritius, statement following the ITLOS Special Chamber judgment, 28 January 2021
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