Pursuant to Article 287 and Annex VII, Article 1 of the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea, on 20 December 2010 the Republic of Mauritius instituted arbitral proceedings concerning the establishment by the United Kingdom of a Marine Protected Area around the Chagos Archipelago. The Permanent Court of Arbitration acts as Registry in this arbitration.
Tribunal
The Members of the Arbitral Tribunal are:
Professor Ivan Shearer (President)
Judge Sir Christopher Greenwood CMG QC
Judge Albert Hoffmann
Judge James Kateka
Judge Rüdiger Wolfrum
Party Representatives
The Republic of Mauritius is represented by:
Agent: Mr. Dheerendra Kumar Dabee SC, Solicitor-General of Mauritius
Deputy Agent: Ms. Aruna Devi Narain, Parliamentary Counsel
Counsel: Professor James Crawford SC, Matrix Chambers, London
Ms. Alison Macdonald, Matrix Chambers, London
Professor Philippe Sands QC, Matrix Chambers, London
Mr. Paul S. Reichler, Foley Hoag LLP, Washington, D.C.
Ms. Elizabeth Wilmshurst CMG, Doughty Street ChambersMr. Andrew Loewenstein, Foley Hoag LLP, Washington, D.C.
The United Kingdom is represented by:
Agent: Mr. Christopher A. Whomersley, Deputy Legal Adviser at the Foreign and
Commonwealth Office
Deputy Agent: Mr. Chanaka Wickremasinghe, Foreign and Commonwealth Office
Assistant Agent: Mr. Qudsi Rasheed, Foreign and Commonwealth Office
Counsel: Sir Michael Wood KCMG, 20 Essex Street, London
Professor Alan Boyle, Essex Court Chambers
Mr. Samuel Wordsworth, Essex Court Chambers
Ms. Penelope Nevill, 20 Essex Street, London
On 30 November 2011, the Tribunal issued a Reasoned Decision on Challenge
On 15 January 2013, the Tribunal issued Procedural Order No. 2