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 COMMENTS OF
THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
MAY 15, 2018

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INTERNATIONAL COURT OF JUSTICE
LEGAL CONSEQUENCES OF THE
SEPARATION OF THE CHAGOS
ARCHIPELAGO FROM MAURITIUS IN 1965
(Request for Advisory Opinion)
WRITTEN COMMENTS BY THE REPUBLIC OF SERBIA
MAY2018
. 1
1.
1. In accordance with the Order of the International Court of Justice of 14 July 2017
and the Order of 17 January 2018, the Republic of Serbia hereby submits its Written Comments.
Written statements by a number of States and of the African Union support position that the

INTERNATIONAL COURT OF JUSTICE
LEGAL CONSEQUENCES OF THE SEPARATION OF THE
CHAGOS ARCHIPELAGO FROM MAURITIUS IN 1965
(REQUEST FOR ADVISORY OPINION)
WRITTEN COMMENTS
OF THE REPUBLIC OF NICARAGUA
15 May 2018
Table of Contents
I. Introduction ................................................................................................................... 1
II. The Right to Self-Determination prior 1968 .............................................................. 1