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

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

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 ...

A landmark opinion delivered by the United Nations' highest court last week that governments must protect the climate is ...

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

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

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

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

Mauritius is pushing the UK for sovereignty over the Chagos Islands and billions of dollars, but the US could scupper its plans, reports Seán Carey.

The UN’s top court has ruled that countries can take legal action against each other over climate change harm, including for ...