Description: This book explores the application of international law to the Chagos Islanders, exiled following the creation of the British Indian Ocean Territory (BIOT).
Brief description: Stephen Allen is a Senior Lecturer in Law and a Co-Director of the Centre for European and International Legal Affairs at Queen Mary, University of London.
Review Quotes:
"[The book offers a] comprehensive and well-researched presentation of the case history under UK constitutional law and the European Convention on Human Rights...[and contains an] elaborate discussion of UN General Assembly Resolutions...and related jurisprudence of the International Court of Justice..." --Peter H Sand, European Journal of International Law
"Stephen Allen's The Chagos Islanders and International Law offers the most detailed treatment to date of the protracted legal struggle of the Chagossians ... Allen is uniquely placed to write on this controversy, having acted as a consultant to the Chagossian (Bancoult) legal team when the Chagos case was first addressed by the English courts." --Victor Kattan, Faculty of Law, National University of Singapore, Indian Journal of International Law "Stephen Allen's book deeply explores the Chagos issue with unique perspectives. No doubt readers would be impressed by its detailed depictions and reasoning." --WANG Jia, Department of International Law, China Foreign Affairs University, Chinese Journal of International Law