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

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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 statement by the Republic of Chile
28 February 2018
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INTERNATIONAL COURT OF JUSTICE
THE LEGAL CONSEQUENCES OF THE SEPARATION OF THE CHAGOS
ARCHIPELAGO FROM MAURITIUS IN 1965
(REQUEST FOR AN ADVISORY OPINION)
WRITTEN STATEMENT OF
THE REPUBLIC OF INDIA
28 FEBRUARY 2018
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TABLE OF CONTENTS
Chapter 1 : Introduction
Chapter 2: Mauritius as a colony - Historical facts
Chapter 3: Process of decolonization of Mauritius - The Status of Chagos Archipelago
Chapter 4: United Nations resolutions and other measures

SUBMISSION OF THE REPUBLIC OF SEYCHELLES
TOWARDS THE
INTERNATIONAL COURT OF JUSTICE’S
ADVISORY OPINION ON THE LEGAL CONSEQUENCES OF THE
SEPARATION OF THE CHAGOS ARCHIPELAGO FROM MAURITIUS
IN 1965
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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 GOVERNMENT OF AUSTRALIA
27 FEBRUARY 2018
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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 GOVERNMENT OF AUSTRALIA

INTERNATIONAL COURT OF JUSTICE
Legal consequences o f the separation o f the Chagos Archipelago
from Mauritius in 1965
(Request for advisory opinion)
WRITTEN STATEMENT
BY THE RUSSIAN FEDERATION
27 February 2018
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TABLE OF CONTENTS
I. Introduction................................................................................................................3
II. Jurisdiction of the Court........................................................................................6