Written Question·Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office·UIN 37137

British Indian Ocean Territory: Sovereignty

Tabled: 11 March 2025

Answered: 17 March 2025

Named Day

Question

Mr Mark Francois

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, with reference to the Minister for Development's oral contribution of 25 February 2025, Official Report, column 873, which international courts and tribunals could issue a le

Answer

Stephen Doughty

There are numerous avenues through which Mauritius could pursue a legally binding judgment, including relevant provisions of the UN Convention on the Law of the Sea or under dispute provisions of treaties to which both states are parties. Such cases could...

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