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INTERNATIONAL COURT OF JUSTICE
LEGAL CONSEQUENCES OF
THE SEPARATION OF CHAGOS FROM MAURITIUS IN 1965
(REQUEST FOR AN ADVISORY OPINION)
WRITTEN STATEMENT OF THE
ARGENTINE REPUBLIC
1 MARCH 2018
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TABLE OF CONTENTS
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Introduction 3
A. The General Assembly has competence to request an advisory opinion and there
are no compelling reasons not to respond to this request 4
(1) Chagos is a matter of decolonization 5
(2) The General Assembly has specific competence in the field of decolonization 6

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LEGAL CONSEQUENCES OF THE SEPARATION OF THE CHAGOS ARCHIPELAGO
FROM MAURITIUS IN 1965
(REQUEST FOR ADVISORY OPINION)
Written Statement of the Republic of Guatemala to the International Court of Justice
March 2018

LEGAL CONSEQUENCES OF THE SEPARATION OF THE CHAGOS
ARCHIPELAGO FROM MAURITIUS IN 1965
(REQUEST FOR ADVISORY OPINION)
ORDER OF 14 JULY 2017
ORDER OF 17 JANUARY 2018
WRITTEN STATEMENT OF
THE AFRICAN UNION
1 March 2018
TABLE OF CONTENTS
PART I ................................................................................................................................................. 1
PRELIMINARY REMARKS .............................................................................................................. 1

Excellency,
EMBASSY OF NICARAGUA
THE HAGUE
The Hague, 1 March 2018
REF: HOL-EMB-019-2018
With reference to the request for an Advisory Opinion concerning the Legal
Consequences of the Separation of the Chagos Archipelago fi·om .Mauritius in 1965, and in
particular to the Orders of the Court dated 14 July 2017 and 30 January 2018 fixing the time
limits to present written statements; I have the honour to transmit to the Court the Written
Statement of the Republic of Nicaragua filed within the time limit accorded by the Court.

INTERNATIONAL COURT OF JUSTICE
LEGAL CONSEQUENCES OF THE SEPARATION OF THE
CHAGOS ARCHIPELAGO FROM MAURITIUS IN 1965
(REQUEST FOR ADVISORY OPINION)
Written Statement of the Republic of Mauritius
VOLUME I
1 March 2018

INTERNATIONAL COURT OF JUSTICE _________________________________________________________________ LEGAL CONSEQUENCES OF THE SEPARATION OF THE CHAGOS ARCHIPELAGO FROM MAURITIUS IN 1965 (REQUEST FOR ADVISORY OPINION) Written Submission of The Republic of Djibouti 1 March 2018

INTERNATIONAL COURT OF JUSTICE
LEGAL CONSEQUENCES OF THE SEPARATION
OF THE CHAGOS ARCHIPELAGO FROM
MAURITIUS IN 1965
(REQUEST FOR ADVISORY OPINION)
WRITTEN STATEMENT OF
THE PEOPLE'S REPUBLIC OF CHINA
1 MARCH 2018
1. On 22 June 2017, the United Nations General Assembly adopted
resolution 71/292 in which, pursuant to Article 65 of the Statute of the
International Court of Justice, the General Assembly requested the
International Court of Justice (the Court) to render an advisory opinion on

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INTERNATIONAL COURT OF JUSTICE
LEGAL CONSEQUENCES OF THE SEPARATION OF THE CHAGOS ARCHIPELAGO
FROM MAURITIUS IN 1965
REQUEST FOR AN ADVISORY OPINION
WRITTEN STATEMENT OF THE REPUBLIC OF MADAGASCAR
28 February 2018
[Translation by the Registry]
Re: Implementation of resolution 71/292 of the United Nations General Assembly dated

INTERNATIONAL COURT OF JUSTICE
REQUEST FOR ADVISORY OPINION
Legal consequences of the separation of the Chagos
Archipelago from Mauritius in 1965
Written Statement of the Federative Republic of Brazil
1 st March 2018
INTRODUCTION
1. Pursuant to the International Court of Justice's Orders of 14 July 2017 and 17 January
2018, the Federative Republic ofBrazil has the ho nor to present this Written Statement
so as to furnish information regarding the advisory proceedings entitled "Legal

INTERNATIONAL COURT OF JUSTICE
REQUEST BY THE UNITED NATIONS GENERAL ASSEMBLY
FOR AN ADVISORY OPINION ON THE
“LEGAL CONSEQUENCES OF THE SEPARATION OF THE CHAGOS
ARCHIPELAGO FROM MAURITIUS IN 1965”
WRITTEN STATEMENT OF
THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
MARCH 1, 2018