The agreement between the United Kingdom and Mauritius to transfer sovereignty of the Chagos Archipelago, while retaining a ...

The Chagos Agreement is not only a diplomatic achievement, but also a “contractual transposition” of the decisions of international courts and tribunals. The Agreement acknowledges that the detachment ...

Mr Tuckwell said many of the Chagossian arrivals have children, and the council had a legal responsibility to find temporary accommodation for families with dependants. The council added that the ...

Mauritius is heavily reliant on offshore services and short-term fiscal gains. It is vulnerable to slow diversification, ...

New research in the journal Science demonstrates the power of strict legal bans against industrial fishing in marine ...

The UN has opened the door to Britain being sued over its historic contribution to climate change. In a significant legal ...

Many ‘dark vessels’ fish illegally in oceans worldwide. New studies show how often they go into Marine Protected Areas.

The official cost of the deal to surrender the Chagos Islands to Mauritius – a country which never owned the islands in the ...

A groundbreaking UN court opinion could put Britain in the spotlight for climate accountability, stirring political tensions.

The decision from the world's highest court has been welcomed by developing nations at most risk from climate change.

COUNTRIES could soon be able to sue each other for climate reparations after a “bonkers” court decision. The International ...

The world’s top court may not be able to compel polluting states to halt planet-warming emissions, but experts say its ...