EAN: 9781474618144

THE LAST COLONY - PHILIPPE SANDS TASCHENBUCH

After the Second World War  new international rules heralded an age of human rights and
self-determination. Supported by Britain  these unprecedented changes sought to end the scourge
of colonialism. But how committed was Britain?    In the 1960s  its colonial instinct ignited
once more: a secret decision was taken to offer the US a base at Diego Garcia  one of the
islands of the Chagos Archipelago in the Indian Ocean  create a new colony (the 'British Indian
Ocean Territory') and deport the entire local population. One of those inhabitants was Liseby
Elysé  twenty years old  newly married  expecting her first child. One suitcase  no pets  the
British ordered  expelling her from the only home she had ever known.   For four decades the
government of Mauritius fought for the return of Chagos  and the past decade Philippe Sands has
been intimately involved in the cases. In 2018 Chagos and colonialism finally reached the World
Court in The Hague. As Mauritius and the entire African continent challenged British and
American lawlessness  fourteen international judges faced a landmark decision: would they rule
that Britain illegally detached Chagos from Mauritius? Would they open the door to Liseby Elysé
and her fellow Chagossians returning home - or exile them forever?    Taking us on a disturbing
journey across international law  THE LAST COLONY illuminates the continuing horrors of
colonial rule  the devastating impact of Britain's racist grip on its last colony in Africa 
and the struggle for justice in the face of a crime against humanity. It is a tale about the
making of modern international law and one woman's fight for justice  a courtroom drama and a
personal journey that ends with a historic ruling.

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