The question of Western Sahara is one of the oldest international conflicts still alive and of course, one of the conflicts where antagonisms are most bitter[1]. Over time, it has become clear that this conflict is far from being resolved under international law. The focal point of international legal analysis of the question of Western […]
Toward a new order in Western Sahara negotiations
For the realistic approaches in International Relations, power[1] defines national interest and the powerful do as they want, and the weak must endure. This is the most noticeable illustration in the case of Western Sahara. We find on one side Morocco that dominates the majority of the territory, and on the other side the Polisario […]
Western Sahara : From a question of decolonization to a question of negotiation
In 1955 Spain signed the UN charter, this obliges it to respect literally the provisions set out in the UN Charter, mainly the provisions that put an end to the decolonization of territories that are under the colonial yoke like that of Western Sahara. The UN General Assembly declaration of 1960, known as resolution 1514, […]