R v Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, ex p Bancoult (No 2)
R v Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, ex p Bancoult (No 2) was a case in the House of Lords concerning the removal of the Chagos Islanders and the exercise of the Royal Prerogative. The Chagos Islands, acquired by the United Kingdom in 1814, were reorganised as the British Indian Ocean Territory (BIOT) in 1965 for the purpose of removing its inhabitants. Under a 1971 Order in Council, the Chagossians were forcibly removed, and the central island of Diego Garcia leased to the United States for use as a military outpost.
R v Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, ex p Bancoult (No 2)
R v Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, ex p Bancoult (No 2) was a case in the House of Lords concerning the removal of the Chagos Islanders and the exercise of the Royal Prerogative. The Chagos Islands, acquired by the United Kingdom in 1814, were reorganised as the British Indian Ocean Territory (BIOT) in 1965 for the purpose of removing its inhabitants. Under a 1971 Order in Council, the Chagossians were forcibly removed, and the central island of Diego Garcia leased to the United States for use as a military outpost.
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R v Secretary of State for For ...... wing the case on 29 June 2016.
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[2008] UKHL 61
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2008-10-22
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R v Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs
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Royal Prerogative, legitimate expectation, Chagos Islands
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R v Secretary of State for For ...... for use as a military outpost.
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R v Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, ex p Bancoult (No 2)
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