by Julian Ku
It’s not exactly a hot topic, even among international lawyers, yet the ongoing dispute over the Western Sahara (and Morocco’s claim to it) has drawn the attention of 54 U.S. Senators, who recently sent a letter to U.S. Secretary of State Clinton about it favoring support for Morocco’s 2007 proposal for autonomy in the disputed region. This analysis claims the letter’s approach would trample on the people of the Western Sahara’s right to self-determination. I don’t think it’s that clear cut, but it is interesting to see the U.S. Senators even getting involved in this fight. Does Morocco have lots of really good lobbyists?