CHAGOS VS UK

CHAGOS VS UK

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QISTINA BALQIS

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1.

FLASHCARD QUESTION

Front

Which principle of international law did the ICJ say the UK violated by separating the Chagos Archipelago from Mauritius?


a) Right to free trade
b) Right to self-determination
c) Right to maritime exploration
d) Right to cultural heritage

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b) Right to self-determination

2.

FLASHCARD QUESTION

Front

What UN resolution explicitly condemned the detachment of the Chagos Archipelago and called on the UK to respect Mauritius’ territorial integrity?


a) Resolution 1514 (XV)
b) Resolution 2066 (XX)
c) Resolution 2232 (XXI)
d) Resolution 2357 (XXII)

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b) Resolution 2066 (XX)

3.

FLASHCARD QUESTION

Front

What legal instrument did Mauritius use to challenge the UK’s creation of a Marine Protected Area in 2010?


a) The Geneva Conventions
b) The United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea (UNCLOS)
c) The Universal Declaration of Human Rights
d) The Vienna Convention on the Law of Treaties


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b) The United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea (UNCLOS)

4.

FLASHCARD QUESTION

Front

What did the ICJ rule in its 2019 advisory opinion regarding the UK’s administration of the Chagos Archipelago?


a) The UK’s actions were lawful under international law.
b) The UK must return the Chagos Archipelago to Mauritius.
c) The Chagossians have no right to return to their homeland.
d) The US military base on Diego Garcia is illegal.

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b) The UK must return the Chagos Archipelago to Mauritius.

5.

FLASHCARD QUESTION

Front

What is the legal term for obligations that are owed to the international community as a whole, such as the right to self-determination?


a) Jus cogens
b) Erga omnes
c) Pacta sunt servanda
d) Lex specialis

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b) Erga omnes

6.

FLASHCARD QUESTION

Front

  • - TRUE/FALSE -

The ICJ ruled that the Lancaster House Agreement of 1965 was valid under international law.

Back

False (The ICJ ruled that the agreement was invalid because it lacked free and genuine consent from Mauritius.)

7.

FLASHCARD QUESTION

Front

TRUE/FALSE

The right to self-determination is considered a part of customary international law.

Back

TRUE

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