United Kingdom · Question · Written question
UIN 3686
British Indian Ocean Territory: Sovereignty
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22 October 2019
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30 October 2019 · Answer
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30 October 2019
Summary
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what assessment his Department has made of the legal implications of the UN resolution on the future of the Chagos Islands.
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22 October 2019
Written question
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what assessment his Department has made of the legal implications of the UN resolution on the future of the Chagos Islands.
Source: Commons
30 October 2019
Answer
The UN General Assembly (GA) resolution relates to an Advisory Opinion issued by the International Court of Justice (ICJ) concerning the British Indian Ocean Territory (BIOT). Neither the ICJ Advisory Opinion nor the UN GA resolution are legally binding. ...
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- Official source: https://questions-statements.parliament.uk/written-questions/detail/2019-10-22/3686
- Open data entity: https://questions-statements-api.parliament.uk/api/writtenquestions/questions/1151459
- uk · wq-1151459 · source updated 30 October 2019