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- On the Scattered Islands and maritime delimitation in the Mozambique Channel: a legal and geostrategic perspectivePublication . Faria, Duarte Lynce de FariaThis article analyses the legal status and geostrategic relevance of the Scattered Islands in the Mozambique Channel, focusing on the effects on maritime delimitation and sovereignty disputes involving France, Madagascar, Mauritius, and the Comoros. A qualitative and interdisciplinary methodology is adopted, combining geopolitical analysis with a doctrinal and jurisprudential assessment of relevant international legal sources, notably Article 121 of the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea (UNCLOS). It adopts a qualitative approach combining geopolitical analysis with a comparative legal assessment of normative sources and international case law, focusing on Article 121 of the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea (UNCLOS) and analogous cases (Selvagens and Chagos). The study frames the subject and the relevant literature, assesses the legal nature of the formations (islands/rocks), and applies the applicable criteria to regional scenarios. It concludes that, in the absence of permanent human habitation and of an autonomous economic life, the Scattered Islands tend to qualify as “rocks” within the meaning of Article 121(3). Consequently, they are not entitled to generate an Exclusive Economic Zone (EEZ) or a continental shelf, which limits the projection of maritime jurisdiction. The Chagos precedent further supports an interpretation of the dispute through the lens of territorial integrity and decolonisation.