Download or read book Conference on Multilateralism and International Law with Western Sahara as a Case Study written by Neville John Botha and published by Verloren Van Themaat Centre University of South Africa. This book was released on 2010 with total page 300 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The South African Department of International Relations and Cooperation (DIRCO) in partnership with the University of Pretoria hosted a Conference on Multilaterism and International Law with Western Sahara as a Case Study on 4 and 5 December 2008, at the University of Pretoria campus, South Africa. The purpose of the conference was to reflect on the foreign policy precept that the promotion of a rules based international order through multilateralism remains the critical prerequisite for the resolution of conflict between nations. As a case study, the conference analysed Africa's longest-running dispute - the Western Sahara. Eminent scholars, government representatives and experts reflected on the status of the territory under international law, the principle of self-determination, the respect for human rights and international humanitarian law, the obligations on third states and the legality of natural resource exploitation in the Western Sahara. This publication represents the consolidated documentation of these proceedings.