The Western Sahara question and international law : recognition doctrine and self-determination / Stephen Allen and Jamie Trinidad.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Allen, Steve, 1968- author.

Trinidad, Jamie, author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Self-determination, National--Western Sahara.

Self-determination, National.

Recognition (International law).

Sovereignty.

Western Sahara--International status.

Western Sahara.

Western Sahara--Relations--Morocco.

Morocco--Relations--Western Sahara.

Morocco.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (99 pages)

Edition:

First edition.

Place of Publication:

Abingdon, England : Routledge, [2024]

Summary:

This 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 favour of Morocco's sovereignty claim to Western Sahara and the spate of third States establishing consulates there.

Contents:

Cover

Half Title

Title Page

Copyright Page

Table of Contents

Preface

Acknowledgements

Chapter 1 Introduction

Chapter 2 Self-Determination and the Western Sahara Question

A. UN and ICJ Involvement up to the Creation of the SADR in 1976

(i) The General Assembly's Early Involvement (1963-1974)

(ii) The UN's Visiting Mission and the Western Sahara Advisory Opinion

(iii) Overview of the UN's Subsequent Involvement in the Western Sahara Question

B. The SADR's Struggle for Recognition as a State

Chapter 3 The Doctrine of Recognition and Morocco's Claim to Western Sahara

A. The Duty of Non-Recognition

B. The Discretionary Character of Acts of Recognition

C. Formalism and Implied Recognition

(i) EU/Morocco Trade and Fishing Agreements and Implied Recognition

D. The Consequences of the Duty of Non-Recognition

(i) Persistent Illegal Situations and Territorial Claims

(ii) The African Court's Judgment in the Bernard Mornah Case

Chapter 4 Recent Developments in UN Practice Concerning Western Sahara

A. The Security Council's Approach to the Western Sahara Question Since 2018

B. The General Assembly and Western Sahara in Recent Years

(i) C24 and Fourth Committee Meetings Since 2020

(ii) Recent General Assembly Resolutions on Western Sahara

Chapter 5 Implications of Growing Support for the Moroccan Position on Western Sahara

A. Growing Support for the Moroccan Autonomy Plan: Has a Tipping Point Been Reached?

B. Establishing Consulates in Western Sahara and Implied Recognition

The Territorial Foundations of Consular Representation

Chapter 6 Conclusion: The Future of Western Sahara and the Future of International Law

Index.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description based on print version record.

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Other Format:

Print version: Allen, Stephen The Western Sahara Question and International Law

ISBN:

1-04-000631-0

OCLC:

1416748713