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In North Africa, the prime examples of irredentism are the concepts of Greater Morocco and Greater Mauritania. [53] While Mauritania has since relinquished any claims to territories outside its internationally recognized borders, Morocco continues to claim Western Sahara, which it refers to as its "Southern Provinces".
For the most part, international law is hostile to irredentism. For example, the United Nations Charter calls for respect for established territorial borders and defends state sovereignty. Similar outlooks are taken by the Organization of African Unity , the Organization of American States , and the Helsinki Final Act . [ 3 ]
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The regime ceased to deploy bannings and lifted all remaining banning orders in 1990, in the run-up to the advent of democracy in South Africa in 1994. [ 2 ] [ 4 ] A banning order entailed restrictions on where the banned person could live and who they could have contact with, required that they report weekly to a police station, and proscribed ...
In cases where people lack representation by a state's government, they also may be considered a separate people, but under current law cannot claim the right to self-determination. On the other hand, she finds that secession within a single state is a domestic matter not covered by international law.
This list may not reflect recent changes. * ... Italian irredentism; Unification of Italy; J. ... South Africa Act 1909;
African Union law is the body of law comprising treaties, resolutions and decisions that have direct and indirect application to the member States of the African Union (AU). [1] Similar to European Union law , AU law regulates the behavior of countries party to the regional body.
This is a list of currently active separatist movements in Africa. Separatism includes autonomism and secessionism. Criteria ... Area of the Sharia Law ...