Full Description
In Africa, the emergence of the first unrecognised/de facto states is
intricately linked to colonial legacy and subsequent decolonisation.
This legacy maintained the newly formed African states within the
artificial boundaries established on the continent by European colonisers. Paradoxically, both currently existing unrecognised states on the
African continent, Western Sahara and Somaliland, aspire to function
as independent entities within these colonial boundaries.
This volume delves into the issue of de facto states in Africa and their
impact on international relations on the continent. The book explores
theoretical and legal issues, such as international subjectivity, as well
as the origins of de facto statehood in Africa. It offers an in-depth
analysis of historical and contemporary examples of de facto states
on the continent.
The authors conduct a thorough examination of the Western Sahara
and Somaliland cases, highlighting their significance for international
relations regionally and continentally. Additionally, they draw comparisons with de facto state cases in other parts of the world, such as
Taiwan (Republic of China) or West Papua.
Contents
Robert Kłosowicz/Joanna Mormul: Introduction - Robert Kłosowicz: Fragmentation, Autonomy, and Secession in Africa on the
Example of De Facto, Puppet and Autonomous States - Robert Kłosowicz/Agnieszka Czubik: Controversy Over the International Subjectivity of De Facto
States - Joanna Mormul/Kateřina Ženková Rudincová: International Relations of De Facto States - Joanna Mormul: The Foreign Policy of a De Facto State - the Sahrawi Arab
Democratic Republic and Its Diplomatic Struggle - Joanna Mormul: The Population of a De Facto State - the Case of the Sahrawi
People in the Protracted Refugee Situation - Robert Kłosowicz/Joanna Mormul: The Issue of Western Sahara in the International Relations of
States Bordering on Its Territory - Morocco, Algeria, and Mauritania - Robert Kłosowicz/Ewa Szczepankiewicz-Rudzka: North African States Not Bordering Western Sahara in the
Face of the Problem of Its Independence - Robert Kłosowicz: The Problem of De Facto States in Africa from the Historical
Perspective. The Case of Katanga - Robert Kłosowicz/Joanna Mormul/Kateřina Ženková Rudincová: The International Relations of Somaliland - Robert Kłosowicz: Cooperation of Unrecognised States in International
Relations on the Example of the Republic of Somaliland and the Republic of China (Taiwan). A Model for an Unofficial Approach to Diplomacy - Robert Kłosowicz/Edyta Chwiej: Proto-state as a Consequence of Unfinished Decolonisation.
The Case of Azawad and West Papua - Robert Kłosowicz, Joanna Mormul: Conclusions
