@article{2026:hinz:statehood_,
title = {Statehood in Exile: The Sahrawi Arab Democratic Republic},
year = {2026},
note = {Spain, the colonial administrator of Western Sahara, entered into an
agreement with Morocco and Mauritania in 1975. The agreement conceded
to territorial claims of Morocco and Mauritania. The people of Western
Sahara resisted the agreement and the subsequent occupation of their
country by Morocco and Mauritania. What followed was war, led by the
liberation movement POLISARIO Front and the flight of many Sahrawis.
Part of the resistance of the Sahrawis was the declaration of the
State of Western Sahara: the Sahrawi Arab Democratic Republic (SADR)
in 1976. With the declaration of the SADR, a first preliminary
constitution was enacted. The constitution in force is the
Constitution of 2023. The constitutional development, now spanning
over 50 years, has been inspired by the expectation to exercise the
right to self-determination, but also reflects the process of
state-building that responds to the reality of living in refugee camps
and to military encounters with Morocco.},
journal = {VRÜ Verfassung und Recht in Übersee},
pages = {177--188},
author = {Hinz, Manfred O. and Aly, Ahmed Mohamed Sidi},
volume = {59},
number = {1}
}