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Philippe Sands on Britain’s Last Colony

The Lawfare Podcast

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Mauritius went to the International Court of Justice after Britain's decision to leave the EU. The case was brought via a 1982 treaty protecting the world's oceans. Mauritius argued that the Marine Protected Area was illegal for two reasons. It won on first argument but lost on second issue, who was the coastal state? Was it Mauritius or UK?

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