The Front Polisario Verdict and the Gap Between the EU’s Trade Treatment of Western Sahara and Its Treatment of the Occupied Palestinian Territories
Morocco’s control over Western Sahara and Israel’s control of the West Bank bear similar features in terms of public international law, in general, and the laws of belligerent occupation and the principle of self-determination, in particular. Yet despite these comparable attributes, when it comes to the application of its Common Commercial Policy (CCP) the EU has been treating the two cases differently.