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Paperback. Condición: Very Good. 208 pages. After the Second World War, new international rules heralded an age of human rig hts and self-determination. Supported by Britain, these unprecedented changes so ught to end the scourge of colonialism. But how committed was Britain? In the 19 60s, its colonial instinct ignited once more: a secret decision was taken to off er the US a base at Diego Garcia, one of the islands of the Chagos Archipelago i n the Indian Ocean, create a new colony (the 'British Indian Ocean Territory') a nd deport the entire local population. One of those inhabitants was Liseby Elyse , twenty years old, newly married, expecting her first child. One suitcase, no p ets, the British ordered, expelling her from the only home she had ever known.Fo r 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 201 8 Chagos and colonialism finally reached the World Court in The Hague. As Maurit ius 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 Li seby Elyse and her fellow Chagossians returning home - or exile them forever? Ta king us on a disturbing journey across international law, THE LAST COLONY illumi nates 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 inter national law and one woman's fight for justice, a courtroom drama and a personal journey that ends with a historic ruling.…