Legal Implication of the 2025 UK-Mauritius Agreement on the Chagos Archipelago Sovereignty Dispute and the Protection of Chagossian Rights
Date Published : 4 June 2026
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Dhiazra Yoriko Chairunnisa
International Law, Lampung University, 35145, Indonesia
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Ahmad Syofyan
International Law, Lampung University, 35145, Indonesia
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Rehulina
International Law, Lampung University, 35145, Indonesia
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Dhiazra Yoriko Chairunnisa, D. Y. C., Ahmad Syofyan , A. S. ., & Rehulina, R. (2026). Legal Implication of the 2025 UK-Mauritius Agreement on the Chagos Archipelago Sovereignty Dispute and the Protection of Chagossian Rights. Lex Recente: Proceedings of the International Conference on Contemporary Law, 2(1), 57-67. https://conference.uii.ac.id/isc/paper/view/670