Self-determination without choice: how Western Sahara signals a quiet shift in international law
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Global Campus of Human Rights
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Western Sahara illustrates how international law’s self-determination norm is being hollowed out. An examination of UN Security Council’s practice and Resolution 2797 (2025) shows a shift from referendum-based decolonization to status-quo management, privileging autonomy and stability over rights and justice.