http://dx.doi.org/10.59704/bf7df25e5a6c607d https://verfassungsblog.de/international-rulings-and-the-uk-mauritius-chagos-agreement/ International Rulings and the UK–Mauritius Chagos Agreement - The road to the 2025 UK–Mauritius Agreement Afogo, Nouwagnon Olivier eng 2025-07-27 electronic resource text/html ddc:342 Convention on the law of the sea (1982 Dezember 10) Decolonization ICJ ITLOS International Tribunal for the Law of the Sea | Hamburg Internationaler Gerichtshof | Den Haag Mauritius Restitution United Kingdom Convention on the law of the sea (1982 Dezember 10) International Tribunal for the Law of the Sea | Hamburg Internationaler Gerichtshof | Den Haag Verfassungsblog Verfassungsblog--2366-7044 CC BY-SA 4.0 On 22 May 2025, following negotiations that began in November 2022 and a joint statement of 3 October 2024 (to learn more, see Sebastian von Massow), the United Kingdom and Mauritius concluded an Agreement, stating that “Mauritius is sovereign over the Chagos Archipelago in its entirety, including Diego Garcia” (Article 1). The Chagos Agreement is not only a diplomatic achievement, but also a “contractual transposition” of the decisions of international courts and tribunals.