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Was Folhlhavai (Chagos Archipelago) Ever Transferred to Britain? Re-examining the Legal Foundation of British Rule
If Folhlhavai (Chagos Archipelago) was not legally transferred to Britain in 1810 or 1814, an important premise underlying its subsequent colonial history would require reconsideration. British administration would remain an historical fact, but it would not answer the prior question of how Britain acquired sovereignty. Such a finding would neither…
- Was Folhlhavai (Chagos Archipelago) Ever Transferred to Britain? Re-examining the Legal Foundation of British Rule
- An Open Letter to the Prime Minister of the United Kingdom on Folhlhavai (Chagos Archipelago) and the Unanswered Question of Antecedent Title
- An open letter to the Prime Minister of Mauritius on Folhlhavai (Chagos Archipelago)
- When Strategic Silence Is Mistaken for Regional Harmony: A Response to a Retired Brigadier General
- Who Audits the Experts? Why Order Matters in the Folhlhavai Sovereignty Case
- UNGA 81 and Folhlhavai (Chagos Archipelago): The Maldives Has a September Window It Cannot Afford to Waste
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Was Folhlhavai (Chagos Archipelago) Ever Transferred to Britain? Re-examining the Legal Foundation of British Rule
If Folhlhavai (Chagos Archipelago) was not legally transferred to Britain in 1810 or 1814, an important premise underlying its subsequent colonial history would require reconsideration. British administration would remain an historical fact, but it would not…
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An Open Letter to the Prime Minister of the United Kingdom on Folhlhavai (Chagos Archipelago) and the Unanswered Question of Antecedent Title
The Rt Hon Andy Burnham MP Prime Minister of the United Kingdom 10 Downing Street London 20 September 2026 Dear Prime Minister, World leaders are gathering in New York ahead of the High-Level Week of the…
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An open letter to the Prime Minister of Mauritius on Folhlhavai (Chagos Archipelago)
Dr the Hon Navinchandra Ramgoolam, GCSK, FRCP Prime Minister of the Republic of Mauritius Your Excellency, As world leaders prepare to gather in New York for the General Debate of the eighty-first session of the United…
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When Strategic Silence Is Mistaken for Regional Harmony: A Response to a Retired Brigadier General
One of our members recently told us of remarks made by a retired Brigadier General of the Maldives who expressed reservations about asserting an antecedent Maldivian claim to Folhlhavai. His concern was principally strategic. His generation…
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Who Audits the Experts? Why Order Matters in the Folhlhavai Sovereignty Case
Synopsis Who audits the experts? The President may entrust the Folhlhavai sovereignty project to international counsel, the Attorney General, foreign-affairs specialists and other advisers. Each possesses authority within a particular field. Professional authority, however, leaves a…
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