The journal Global Change, Peace & Security last week published a series of articles on natural resources in Western Sahara.
The series of articles are published in an issue with a special focus on Western Sahara.
The articles are written by the contributors of a conference on Western Sahara natural resources held in Melbourne 19-20 March 2015, co-hosted by Centre for Citizenship, Development and Human Rights at Deakin University and Australia Western Sahara Association.
The publication contains articles such as:
- The status of Western Sahara as occupied territory under international humanitarian law and the exploitation of natural resources by Ben Saul.
- Western Sahara, resources, and international accountability, by Stephen Zunes.
- The role of resources in the resolution of the Western Sahara issue, by Damien Kingsbury.
- The taking of the Sahara: the role of natural resources in the continuing occupation of Western Sahara, by Jeffrey J. Smith.
- Independence by fiat: a way out of the impasse – the self-determination of Western Sahara, with lessons from Timor-Leste, by Pedro Pinto Leite.
- The role of natural resources in the building of an independent Western Sahara, by Fadel Kamal.
- Saharawi conflict phosphates and the Australian dinner table, by Erik Hagen.
The CJEU Court Cases
Keeping track of the many legal proceedings relating to Western Sahara is not easy. This page offers an overview of the cases concerning the territory that have been before the Court of Justice of the European Union (CJEU).
Australia finally finished phosphate imports
The last remaining importer of phosphate rock from occupied Western Sahara in Australia has announced that it will no longer purchase the conflict mineral.
Japanese conflict mineral importer identified
WSRW has traced the imports of phosphate rock to a dock just adjacent to a subsidiary of Japanese company Taiheiyo Cement Corporation.
This is what the ECJ said on trade in Western Sahara
WSRW has summarised the key findings of the landmark rulings on Western Sahara of the EU Court of Justice, of 4 October 2024.