Conference updates and the recent PCA decision

Conference Updates

The Chagos Litigation: A Socio-Legal Dialogue has a new twitter account: @Chagos_Dialogue.

The twitter hashtag is #ChagosDialogue.


PCA Decision

The Guardian has reported on the recent decision of the Permanent Court of Arbitration's decision of 18th March 2015 in Republic of Mauritius v United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland:

• Bowcott, O & Jones, S. 'UN ruling raises hope of return for exiled islanders', 19th March 2015, The Guardian, available at http://www.theguardian.com/world/2015/mar/19/un-ruling-raises-hope-of-return-for-exiled-chagos-islanders

The actual decision can be found on the Permanent Court of Arbitration's webpage: http://www.pca-cpa.org/showpage.asp?pag_id=1429

The keynote speaker, Professor Philippe Sands QC, represented the Republic of Mauritius.