Claims — Compensation for displacement — Mauritius-United Kingdom Treaty, 1982 — Islands of the Chagos Archipelago separated from Mauritius to form part of the British Indian Ocean Territory — Ilois people removed from the Chagos Archipelago to Mauritius — Trust fund for the promotion of the economic and social welfare of the displaced Ilois and the Ilois community — Whether Board of Trustees had obligation to pay compensation to members of the Ilois community — Ilois Trust Fund Act 1982

Relationship of international law and municipal law — Treaties — Whether conferring rights upon individuals — Chagos Archipelago Agreement, 1982 between Mauritius and the United Kingdom — Whether creating right enforceable by individual in courts of Mauritius

States — Independence — British Colony of Mauritius — Preparation for independence in 1968 — Territory of the Chagos Archipelago separated from Mauritius — Displacement of Ilois people — Agreement for full settlement of claims — United Kingdom making available £4 million — Mauritius undertaking to establish and administer Ilois Trust Fund — Whether claim of member of Ilois community to be against Mauritius — The law of Mauritius