Stephen Allen, Jamie Trinidad, The Western Sahara Question and International Law: Recognition Doctrine and Self-Determination (New York: Routledge, 2024)
This new book analyses recent developments concerning the application of the international legal doctrines of recognition and self-determination in relation to the Western Sahara Question. It investigates the emergent shift in favor of Morocco’s sovereignty claim to Western Sahara as apparent from the positions adopted by an increasing number of third states in the United Nations and the recent spate of third states establishing consulates in Western Sahara, with Morocco’s encouragement.
It reflects on what the functioning of the doctrines of recognition and self-determination in this situation reveals about contemporary international law in practice more generally. The work will be of interest to scholars, researchers, and postgraduate students as well as practitioners of public international law who have a particular interest in decolonization, self-determination disputes, and/or conflicts about natural resource entitlements. It will also appeal to readers with an interest in the work of International Organizations, including the United Nations, the European Union, and the African Union, and to specialists in international relations and regional politics.
Table of Contents
Chapter 1|4 pages
Chapter 2|23 pages
Self-Determination and the Western Sahara Question
Chapter 3|19 pages
The Doctrine of Recognition and Morocco`s Claim to Western Sahara
Chapter 4|18 pages
Recent Developments in UN Practice Concerning Western Sahara
Chapter 5|18 pages
Implications of Growing Support for the Moroccan Position on Western Sahara
Chapter 6|4 pages
Conclusion: The Future of Western Sahara and the Future of International Law
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