Following the failure of discussions in Paris in the early summer of 2026, Vanuatu plans to bring its dispute with France before international justice over two uninhabited islands of the South Pacific. Colonial archives, law and customary accounts draw a more nuanced history than official positions.
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Following the failure of discussions in Paris in the early summer of 2026, Vanuatu plans to bring its dispute with France before international justice over two uninhabited islands of the South Pacific. Colonial archives, law and customary accounts draw a more nuanced history than official positions.