International Law and the Question of Western Sahara

«Fortunately for everyone interested in justice for Western Sahara, this compilation of the presentations made in The Hague at the October 2006 Conference on International Law and Western Sahara is now available. It goes a long way to putting Western Sahara on the geo-political map for those unfamiliar with the issues, and for the rest of us, it explains why this 30 year old conflict is so important, not only to the Saharawis but to the great powers. It also emphasizes why Western Sahara is not a sideshow to be patronized by the U.N. as it concentrates on other hot spots in the world. After the September 11 terrorist attacks in New York, people all over the world said: “We are all New Yorkers now.” Ideally, as people learn more about the Saharawi cause through books like this one, we might someday hear: “We are all Saharawis now.”