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Diego Garcia is a pivotal US base for all Middle East operations. This book describes its evolution from a secret US-UK bilateral deal in 1966 and the deportation of the native population in the 70s to its new role in Guantánamo-style 'renditions' and the impact of miltary construction on its environment.
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"With an invaluable collection of relevant treaties and government documents provided as an addendum, Sand's book is a quintessential work for those interested in acquiring information on the legal basis of the American base on the island." - Environment and Planning D: Society and Space
'...impressive in terms of its empirical research...Sand provides a comprehensive review of the extant literature and archival records on the Chagos Islands, as well as the myriad legal instruments -both domestic and international - that relate to the archipelago.' - African Affairs
About the author
PETER H. SAND, formerly legal adviser for the United Nations Environment Programme and the World Bank, is a lecturer in International Environmental Law at the University of Munich, Germany. His earlier publications include Lessons Learned in Global Environmental Governance (1990), Transnational Environmental Law (1997), and over a hundred articles in international legal journals and collections. He has been visiting professor at Duke Law School and at the universities of Paris, Geneva, Addis Ababa, and Helsinki; and he served on the UN Security Council's Compensation Commission for environmental claims arising from the 1991 Gulf War.
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Book Title: United States and Britain in Diego Garcia
Book Subtitle: The Future of a Controversial Base
Authors: Peter H. Sand
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1057/9780230622968
Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan New York
eBook Packages: Palgrave Political & Intern. Studies Collection, Political Science and International Studies (R0)
Copyright Information: Peter H. Sand 2009
Hardcover ISBN: 978-0-230-61709-4Published: 11 August 2009
Softcover ISBN: 978-1-349-38028-2Published: 11 August 2009
eBook ISBN: 978-0-230-62296-8Published: 06 July 2009
Edition Number: 1
Number of Pages: X, 210
Topics: European Politics, International Relations, Social Justice, Equality and Human Rights, Diplomacy, Political Science, Military and Defence Studies