Written Statement of Belize
INTERNATIONAL COURT OF JUSTICE
LEGAL CONSEQUENCES OF THE SEPARATION OF THE
CHAGOS ARCHIPELAGO FROM MAURITIUS IN 1965
(Request for Advisory Opinion)
STATEMENT OF BELIZE
30 January 2018
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TABLE OF CONTENTS
CHAPTER I INTRODUCTION ...................................................................... 1
CHAPTER II THE EXISTENCE OF THE RIGHT TO SELFDETERMINATION
UNDER CUSTOMARY
INTERNATIONAL LAW IN 1965 ............................................ 5
CHAPTER III THE CONTENT OF THE RIGHT TO SELFDETERMINATION