The work “Sahara Conflict: Reviewing the Legal Debate from an Integrated Perspective” by the Japanese expert in international law, Shoji Matsumoto, was presented Friday at the Policy Center For The New South (PCNS) in Rabat, in the presence of a audience of academics, diplomats and researchers.
This English-language book offers an integrated and in-depth legal analysis of the issue of the Moroccan Sahara, through an impartial and methodological perspective based on empirical research in the field of international law, taking into account the legal innovations that have occurred over the last 50 years. years.
Indeed, this integrated approach, supported by the author’s rigorous methodological analysis, impartially illuminates the legal and political dimensions of the conflict around the Moroccan Sahara.
The new work, which is divided into twelve chapters, also re-examines the legal foundations of the dispute over the Moroccan Sahara, the peremptory norms of international law (jus cogens) and the political and legal implications of this question.
It invites policymakers, academics and legal experts to contribute to focused discussions on the importance of international law in conflict resolution.
Shoji Matsumoto, Senior Fellow at PCNS, emphasizes in his book that Moroccan sovereignty over the Sahara is based on solid legal foundations, reinforced by the growing support of the international community. By proposing the autonomy initiative, Morocco offers a pragmatic solution that respects international standards, particularly those relating to jus cogens, according to the Japanese expert.
In a statement to the press on the sidelines of the presentation ceremony of his work, Mr. Matsumoto highlighted the relevance of the autonomy plan, presented by Morocco in 2007 as the only credible and realistic solution to this conflict, welcoming this initiative for its inclusive approach which includes respect for human rights, in accordance with the requirements of international law.
At the opening of this event, the executive president of the PCNS, Karim El Aynaoui, noted that the author’s “rigorous and serious” work emanates from in-depth knowledge of the conflict around the Moroccan Sahara, adding that the work relies on a scientific approach which analyzes the different aspects of the Moroccan Sahara question from a legal point of view.
This presentation was followed by a rich debate on the main points raised by this work with the participation of eminent personalities, including Mohammed Loulichki, former Ambassador of the Kingdom to the United Nations and Senior Fellow at PCNS, and Ms. Nouzha Chekrouni, Fellow Senior at PCNS.
Former professor of international law at Sapporo Gakuin University and visiting scholar at SOAS, University of London, Shoji Matsumoto runs several NGOs, including the Sapporo Institute for International Solidarity and the Japan Center for Moroccan Studies
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