The Western Sahara question and international law: recognition doctrine and self-determination
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.