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Other > British Indian Ocean Territory > Government

countries' copyright length > Usual term of copyright protection unknown
Transnational Issues > Disputes > International
Mauritius claims the Chagos Archipelago including Diego Garcia; in 2001, the former inhabitants of the Chagos Archipelago, evicted in 1967 and 1973 and now residing chiefly in Mauritius, were granted UK citizenship and the right to repatriation; in May 2007, the UK Court of Appeals upheld the May 2006 High Court of London judgment reversing the UK government's 2004 Orders of Council that banned habitation on the islands; a small group of Chagossians visited Diego Garcia in April 2006; repatriation is complicated by the exclusive US military lease of Diego Garcia that restricts access to the largest viable island in the chain

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SOURCES: Wikipedia: List of countries' copyright length ; All CIA World Factbooks 18 December 2003 to 18 December 2008

ALTERNATIVE NAMES: British Indian Ocean Territory

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