瓦努阿图已向国际法院提交申请，寻求国际承认其对马修岛和亨特岛的主权1。这两个岛屿的欧洲名称为马修岛和亨特岛，瓦努阿图名称分别为乌迈努普内岛和乌迈内格岛1。主权争议源于殖民遗留问题，瓦努阿图自1980年独立后的数十年里一直未能通过谈判解决这一纠纷1。
在外交谈判陷入僵局后，瓦努阿图选择了法律途径。法国总统马克龙曾在2023年访问瓦努阿图时承诺解决这一争议，但随后在巴黎举行的谈判于7月失败1。瓦努阿图总理乔桑·纳帕特表示："这两个岛屿一直属于瓦努阿图人民，且将永远属于"1。
国际法院的任何裁决都需要法国同意提交司法判决才能生效1。法国面临来自多方的压力：国民联盟领导人勒庞在去年11月警告这两个岛屿"不是马克龙可以放弃的"1，同时来自太平洋地区的支持也在增加。新喀里多尼亚卡纳克土著酋长支持瓦努阿图的主权主张，表示新喀里多尼亚独立后将把两岛归还瓦努阿图1。若法国拒绝瓦努阿图的诉讼，将与其长期倡导国际法的立场相悖1。
Vanuatu has filed an application with the International Court of Justice seeking recognition of its sovereignty over Matthew and Hunter Islands, two territories whose ownership remains contested due to colonial-era legacies.1 The South Pacific nation made this move following the collapse of Paris-based negotiations in July, marking an escalation in a dispute that has persisted for decades since Vanuatu's independence in 1980.1
The two islands, known locally as Umaenupne and Umaeneg, are claimed by both Vanuatu and France.1 Vanuatu Prime Minister Jotham Napat asserted that the islands have always belonged to the Vanuatuan people and will continue to do so.1 France faces mounting pressure to respond to the claim, caught between pressure from its right-wing political opposition and Pacific regional actors.1 Marine Le Pen, leader of the National Rally, warned in November of last year that the two islands are not something President Macron can relinquish.1
The international legal pathway represents Vanuatu's preferred recourse after French President Emmanuel Macron pledged during a 2023 visit to resolve the dispute, only to have subsequent talks end without resolution.1 Any International Court of Justice ruling, however, requires France's consent to submit to judicial determination.1 Support for Vanuatu's position has emerged from regional sources, with Kanak indigenous chiefs from New Caledonia backing the sovereignty claim and indicating that an independent New Caledonia would return the islands to Vanuatu.1
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