Trading fish or human rights in Western Sahara? Self-determination, non-recognition and the EC–Morocco Fisheries Agreement
The analysis highlights how political and economic interests, reflected in agreements like the Fisheries Partnership, threaten to erode established principles of international law and reinforce Morocco’s control, despite Western Sahara’s recognised status as a non-self-governing territory.
Territory & Identity in international law: the Struggle for Self-Determination in Western Sahara
Western Sahara: Identity, Territoriality, and the Fight for Self-Determination Western Sahara’s struggle for self-determination is deeply tied to territorial identity, colonial-era boundaries, and the challenges of recognizing nomadic populations in modern legal frameworks. Historically, self-determination gained prominence through postcolonial movements,
The United Nations’ Failure in Resolving the Western Sahara Conflict
Altough a peace plan was accepted by Marocco and the POLISARIO in 1988, and despite a UN presence in the Western Sahara since 1991, the world body has failed to implement a referendum on self-determination in the former spanish colony.
The Unresolved Western Sahara Conflict and Its Repercussions
Western Sahara conflicts have yet to be definitively resolved. It now belongs to the category of “forgotten” or “frozen” conflicts. The conflict itself is not the only issue to have been forgotten.
Western Sahara: Road to Perdition?
At the time of writing, hopes for a peacful solution to the enduring conflict of the Western Sahara are evaporating.