Call
For Papers
The Chagos Litigation: A
Socio-Legal Dialogue
Monday 29th
June 2015, School of Law, University of Greenwich
Queen Anne Building,
Old Royal Naval College, Greenwich
Keynote Speaker: Professor Philippe
Sands QC
This one-day conference The Chagos Litigation: A Socio-Legal
Dialogue will bring together academics and legal practitioners to explore
the landmark significance of the Chagos litigation from a number of distinct and
interconnected perspectives. The Chagos litigation refers to the cases brought
by the former inhabitants of the Chagos Archipelago and the Republic of
Mauritius against the United Kingdom. The claim by Mauritius concerned the
sovereignty of the Chagos Archipelago and the legality of the Marine Protected
Area. The Permanent Court of Arbitration has recently ruled that the creation
of the Marine Protected Area was inconsistent with the United Kingdom’s
international law obligations. The cases brought by the former inhabitants were
concerned with inter alia the
decision to remove and prevent their return to the Chagos Archipelago. The conference aims to facilitate a dialogue
that brings together academics and legal practitioners who are interested in
the different aspects of the Chagos litigation and the wider issues that
emanate from this litigation, in order to address these issues from a
socio-legal perspective. The conference is hosted by the School of Law and the
Human Rights and Social Justice Research Group at the University of Greenwich.
Th keynote speaker is Professor
Philippe Sands QC. Professor Sands QC is a leading international lawyer, who is acting as counsel for Mauritius for the proceedings on Chagos and represented Mauritius before the Permanent Court of Arbitration.
Conference Themes: Papers are welcome from those with an academic or professional interest
in the issues raised by the Chagos litigation. Papers may be on any aspect of
the Chagos litigation, including the constitutional and human rights
implications, judicial decision-making, domestic administrative law, legal
history, and international law. Papers may be on one particular aspect or
alternatively may seek to address broader themes. The conference is free to
attend for both presenters and
delegates.
Instructions for Presenters: The deadline for the submission of abstracts will be 17th
April 2015. Abstracts will need to be between 200-300 words in length. Presenters
will have twenty minutes each excluding time for questions. Notice of
acceptance will be made by 1st May 2015. Please submit abstracts to Chris
Monaghan at c.monaghan@gre.ac.uk. It is anticipated that a selection
of the papers delivered at the conference will be published as an edited
collection. All papers presented at the conference are potentially eligible for
inclusion in such a volume.
Further Information: Bookings for delegates will be opened in May 2015. If you would like any further information
please contact the conference organiser Chris Monaghan at c.monaghan@gre.ac.uk
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This is just the liberal elite perpetuating the pernicious myth of so called UK colonialism.The unspoken truth is that Diego Garcia is what is the central issue.This USA naval,military and penal base is completely under USA control and not the hapless UK Government as portrayed by the equally hapless UN.Moreover,Mauritius,India or whoever aquires it are more than happy for it to continue as a military,penal and navy base as long as the price is right.This is intellectual propeganda at its very best.
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