written documentation

New publication: Thesis on the rock art of the Upper Saguia el Hamra – Helena Ventura
22 September 2020 Comments Off on New publication: Thesis on the rock art of the Upper Saguia el Hamra – Helena Ventura

Reference: Helena VENTURA, Els gravats rupestres prehistòrics d’estil Tazina del jaciment de Sluguilla Lawash (Sàhara Occidental), PhD thesis, Universitat de Girona, 2019, 614p. Abstract Sluguilla Lawash is the site with a higher concentration of open air prehistoric rock art of Western Sahara. It has 1143 engraved slabs with 2087 motifs, among which the 99% have an incised stroke, with...
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New publication: The activities of French companies in Western Sahara, crime of colonization? – Antoine Quéré
22 September 2020 Comments Off on New publication: The activities of French companies in Western Sahara, crime of colonization? – Antoine Quéré

Reference: Antoine Quéré, Le crime de colonisation par peuplement - Etude de cas sur les activités économiques des entreprises françaises au Sahara Occidental, Master’s thesis in penal law, Strasbourg, Université de Strasbourg, 2020, 104p. Resume: Phosphates, fish, public markets, tourism… The economic resources of Western Sahara are numerous and attract foreign companies, including French companies. But Western Sahara is...
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New publication: Las Operaciones de Paz de las Naciones Unidas y los derechos humanos: el caso de la MINURSO en el Sáhara Occidental – Juan Domingo Torrejón Rodríguez
9 July 2020 Comments Off on New publication: Las Operaciones de Paz de las Naciones Unidas y los derechos humanos: el caso de la MINURSO en el Sáhara Occidental – Juan Domingo Torrejón Rodríguez

Reference: Juan Domingo Torrejón Rodríguez. (2020). Las Operaciones de Paz de las Naciones Unidas y los derechos humanos: el caso de la MINURSO en el Sáhara Occidental, Revista de Estudios Internacionales Mediterráneos, (28), 43-73. Abstract: United Nations Peace Operations may include in their mandate the possibility of monitoring the human rights situation. However, one of...
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Event: an Anthology of the Sahrawi national poetry
23 May 2020 Comments Off on Event: an Anthology of the Sahrawi national poetry

Reference: Gimeno Martin, J.C. y al (2020) Poetas y poesía del Sáhara Occidental. Antropología de la poesía nacional saharaui. Spain: Ultima linea. Summary: "This book is an extraordinary work that makes known the Saharawi poets. Invisible, making them known is, in itself, a valuable contribution to the decolonization of Eurocentric literature. However, this book goes further, for...
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Thesis Online: Souveraineté sur les ressources naturelles des territoires occupés et des territoires non autonomes – Hamza Hadj Cherif
5 May 2020 Comments Off on Thesis Online: Souveraineté sur les ressources naturelles des territoires occupés et des territoires non autonomes – Hamza Hadj Cherif

Reference: Hamza HADJ CHERIF, Le droit de souveraineté permanente sur les ressources naturelles dans les territoires occupés et les territoires non autonomes, Thèse de doctorat spécialité droit public, sous la direction d’Anne-Marie TOURNEPICHE , Bordeaux, école doctorale de droit (ED 41), 2018, 565 p. Abstract: “The right to permanent sovereignty over natural resources in occupied and non-selfgoverning territories”...
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New paper: A vision of MINURSO. Background, evolution and perspectives – Carlos Ruiz Miguel, Yolanda Blanco Souto
20 April 2020 Comments Off on New paper: A vision of MINURSO. Background, evolution and perspectives – Carlos Ruiz Miguel, Yolanda Blanco Souto

Carlos Ruiz Miguel and Yolanda Blanco Souto, "Una visión de la MINURSO. Antecedentes, evolución y perspectivas", anuario mexicano de derecho internacional, 20, 2020, pp 351-394 Summary The United Nations Mission for Western Sahara (MINURSO) was the most ambitious peacekeeping operation at the time of its creation in 1990. This article examines the sources of inspiration...
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Some publications by Juan SOROETA to discover!
20 March 2020 Comments Off on Some publications by Juan SOROETA to discover!

Here are some recent texts made available to us by our colleague Juan SOROETA, from the University of the Basque Country (Spain): 2019 “Legal Consequences of the Construction of a Wall in the Occupied Sahrawi Territory”, Spanish Yearbook of International Law, 23 : 362-375. 2020 wall in th Sahara 2018 “La jurisprudencia del TJUE en…
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New paper : A Fishy Battle at the Doors of Europe – Meriem Naïli
18 February 2020 Comments Off on New paper : A Fishy Battle at the Doors of Europe – Meriem Naïli

Meriem Naïli, 2019, “Natural Resources in Western Sahara : A fishy battle at the doors of Europe”, Cahiers L’Ouest saharien, 9: 131-149 Abstract Western Sahara is a Non-Self-Governing territory of which natural resources are subject to much interest from both parties to the conflict. Their exploitation constitutes a major tool in the negotiations process given…
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New publication: Enjeux environnementaux, L’Ouest saharien – issue 9
7 December 2019 Comments Off on New publication: Enjeux environnementaux, L’Ouest saharien – issue 9

Reference: Enjeux environnementaux (2019). Cahiers L'Ouest Saharien, (9), 272 p. Summary: This issue of the multidisciplinary journal L'Ouest saharien highlights the environmental issue. It addresses both the problem of the conservation of endangered marine species in the Banc d'Arguin National Park and the management of fresh water threatened by gold panning in Chami. It also...
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New publication: The Politics of Algeria Domestic Issues and International Relations – Yahia H. Zoubir
30 November 2019 Comments Off on New publication: The Politics of Algeria Domestic Issues and International Relations – Yahia H. Zoubir

Reference: Yahia H. Zoubir, 2019, The Politics of Algeria Domestic Issues and International Relations, Routledge, 274pp Resume: This book brings together Algerian-based scholars and Algerians in the diaspora to address the many, salient issues facing Algeria, the largest country in Africa and the Middle East. Until February 22, 2019, Algeria looked like the beacon of...
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