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Western Sahara

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Key Documents 9

Negotiation News 9

Additional Resources 9

Peace Agreements and Other Relevant Instruments

Declaration of Principles on Western Sahara by Spain, Morocco and Mauritania (Madrid Accords) 14 November 1975

Rabat Agreement between Morocco and Mauritania 14 April 1976

Mauretanio-Sahraoui Agreement (Algiers Agreement) 10 August 1979

UN Settlement Plan 30 August 1988

Military Agreement No 1 24 December1997

Baker Plan I (in Annex I) 20 June 2001

Baker Plan II (in Annex II) 23 May 2003

Conflict Parties

MOROCCO

Moroccan Initiative for Negotiating an Autonomy Statute for the Sahara Region 11 April 2007

FRENTE POLISARIO

Proposal of the Frente Polisario for a Mutually Acceptable Political Solution that provides for the Self-Determination of the People of Western Sahara 16 April 2007

United Nations and Regional Organizations

UN SECURITY COUNCIL

UNSC Resolution 690 (1991) 29 April 1991

UNSC Resolution 809 (1993) 2 March 1993

UNSC Resolution 2440 (2018) 31 October 2018

UN GENERAL ASSEMBLY

UNGA Resolution 1514 (XV) 14 December 1960

UNGA Resolution 1541 (XV) 15 December 1960

UN SECRETARY-GENERAL

UN OHCHR & HUMAN RIGHTS COUNCIL

INTERNATIONAL COURT OF JUSTICE

Western Sahara Advisory Opinion 16 October 1975

EUROPEAN UNION

EUROPEAN COURT OF JUSTICE

Case C104/16 P, Council v Front Polisario, Opinion of the Advocate General 13 September 2016 

Press Release No 146/16: The Association and Liberalisation Agreements between the EU and Morocco not applicable to Western Sahara 21 December 2016

Case C104/16 P, Council v Front Polisario, Judgment of the Grand Chamber 21 December 2016 

Case C-266/16, Western Sahara Campaign UK, The Queen v Commissioners for Her Majesty’s Revenue and Customs, Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, Opinion of the Advocate General 10 January 2018 

Press Release No 21/18: The Fisheries Agreement between the EU and Morocco is valid insofar as it is not applicable to Western Sahara 27 February 2018

Case C-266/16, Western Sahara Campaign UK, The Queen v Commissioners for Her Majesty’s Revenue and Customs, Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, Judgment of the Grand Chamber 10 January 2018 

AFRICAN UNION (AU)

Other Governments

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