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.
Conflict resolution in Western Sahara
The efforts to resolve the Western Sahara conflict have been jeopardised by the difficulties involved in trying to promote a democratic solution for a territory that is militarily controlled by an autocratic regime, the Moroccan government.
The Non-Interventionary Norm Prevails: an Analysis of the Western Sahara
This article addresses why non-intervention occurs and how it can actually contribute to the intractable nature of some conflicts - especially those caused by nationalist sentiment - by examining the case of the Western Sahara.
Protracted conflict and failure to achieve prenegotiation in Western Sahara Conflict
The United Nations and Western powers, due to the absence of political will and/or questions of Realpolitik, also bear responsibility for the continuation of this enduring conflict.
The Western Sahara Question and International Law: Recognition Doctrine and Self-Determination
If one accepts the ICJ’s conclusion that the right to self-determination isvested in the Sahrawi people as a matter of international law, it follows thatMorocco’s subsequent occupation of Western Sahara, in violation of the peremptory norms concerning the prohibition on the use of force and the rightto self-determination, has generated erga omnes obligations for third Statesand International Organisations (IOs), which are under a duty to withholdrecognition of Morocco’s assertion of sovereignty and to refrain from dealing with it vis-à-vis Western Sahara.