In the first book IPJET published in 2007 on the legal issues involved in the WesternSahara dispute a number of esteemed scholars discussed a myriad of issues that werepertinent to the topic at that time. Since then a number of other issues have arisen whichhave added to or complemented the discussions raised in that book, and the current editionseeks to present some of the most important of these in four sections: first, an updateddiscussion of the right to self-determination as it applies to Western Sahara; second, adiscussion of human rights developments in the territory; third, an examination of thecurrent exploitation of the territory's resources; and fourth, an expose of the internationalpolitical elements that have hindered the application of international law principles tothe territory.