The Chagos Archipelago is a small group of islands and atolls in the Indian Ocean which traditionally has belonged to Mauritius. In 1965, when Mauritius was still a colony of the UK, the Chagos Archipelago was detached from Mauritius and the UK allowed the US to establish a military base on this territory. These occurrences have been highly disputed ever since. In February 2019, the International Court of Justice (ICJ), upon request by the UN General Assembly, has rendered its Advisory Opinion on a number of legal issues concerning the case. This contribution aims at presenting and discussing the facts of the case and its main legal aspects, encompassing material questions on the peoples’ right to self-determination, on territorial integrity and on international responsibility, but also procedural questions relating to the scope of the jurisdiction of the ICJ. In this context, not only the Advisory Opinion of the Court shall be analysed, but also the Separate Opinions and Declarations and in particular the Dissenting Opinion rendered by Judge Donoghue will be taken into account.

查戈斯群岛是印度洋的一小群岛屿和环礁，传统上属于毛里求斯。1965年，毛里求斯仍然是英国的殖民地，查戈斯群岛从毛里求斯撤离，英国允许美国在该领土上建立军事基地。从那时起，这些事件一直备受争议。2019年2月，国际法院）应联合国大会的要求，就与该案有关的许多法律问题发表了咨询意见。该文稿旨在介绍和讨论案件的事实及其主要法律方面，包括有关人民自决权，领土完整和国际责任的实质性问题，以及与管辖范围有关的程序性问题。的国际法院。在这种情况下，不仅要分析法院的咨询意见，而且还要考虑单独的意见和宣言，尤其是多诺休法官提出的反对意见。