ABSTRACT
Final resolution of the Falklands dispute continues to elude the international community. The proposal for a Falkland Islands co-trusteeship requires that the status of the Falklands be changed from that of a Non Self-Governing Territory (NSGT) under Chapter XI of the Charter to that of a trust territory under Chapter XII. Great Britain and the United States may wish to take the additional step of designating the Falklands’ trust a “strategic area” under article 82. The Pacific Islands Trust Territory enjoys this status. Article 82 does not specify the additional features of a “strategic area.” The Pacific islands formerly known as the New Hebrides were jointly administered as a “condominium” by Great Britain and France from 1914 until July 1980. Nauru was smoothly governed by Australia until its recent independence, and it provides a good example of the possibilities of a co-trusteeship when only one nation is charged with daily administrative duties.
