http://dx.doi.org/10.59704/a6721139bcf5c6a6 https://verfassungsblog.de/chagos-archipelago-icj-decolonization-self-determinatin-sovereignty/ Resurrected Colonial Courts and the Decolonization of the Chagos Archipelago von Massow, Sebastian eng 2024-10-09 electronic resource text/html ddc:342 Chagos Islands Decolonization Mauritius United Kingdom Chagos Islands Verfassungsblog Verfassungsblog--2366-7044 CC BY-SA 4.0 This post tells the fascinating story of two recent and remarkable developments in the decolonization of the Chagos Archipelago. Last week, the governments of Mauritius and the UK issued a surprise joint statement that the two countries had reached a ‘historical political agreement’ on the exercise of sovereignty over the Chagos Archipelago. Running in counterpoint to the international plane, a once inactive colonial judiciary established as an administrative pretence has recently begun to hear cases, and in doing so set the administration of justice in conflict with the US military.