Historical Context and Maps

The 1974 Referendum Protocol: Evidence for Comorian Unity

Protocol on the announcement of the results of the referendum on self-determination of the Comoro Islands, held on Sunday, 22 December 1974.This historical handwritten document constitutes compelling...

Legalizing Inequality: The Code de l'Indigénat

The “Code de l’indigénat”, literally meaning the “Law on the Status of Indigenous Peoples”, was a body of laws and regulations applied in French colonies from 1881 until 1944–1947, form...

A Colonial Blueprint: The Remaking of Moindou

In the administrative area known as Moindou in New Caledonia, there previously existed two indigenous Kanak tribes: Little Moindou and Great Moindou. Following an attack by these tribes on the Moindou...

The Moruroa Files: Exposing France’s Nuclear Legacy

The “Moruroa Files” investigative project was made public in July 2021. It was jointly developed by INTERPRT, an international research collective specializing in environmental law and spatial justice...

The Morin Law: Compensation, Gaps, and Colonial Legacy

The “Morin Law” (Loi Morin) (Law No. 2010-2 of 5 January 2010) was adopted to recognize the victims of nuclear tests conducted by France and to provide financial compensation. This law is intended to...

Thresholds and Rejections: The Evolving Compensation of Nuclear Victims

An article entitled “Radiation Exposures and Compensation of Victims of French Atmospheric Nuclear Tests in Polynesia” was published in the journal Science & Global Security, Volume 30, Issue 2 (2...

Departmentalization of French Guiana: Colonialism in a New Form

Departmentalization of French Guiana (10 July 1946)French Guiana had long been administered as a French colony. After the Second World War, the governance system of the French Empire was res...