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DEVOLUTION OF LEGISLATIVE POWERS IN REGIMES OF TERRITORIAL AUTONOMY
2022 (1st July): United Nations Headquarters, New York (USA)
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Omar Hilale: "Foreword"
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Marc Finaud: "Introduction"
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Dr Joan-Josep Vallbé: "Legislative Devolution in Spain: The Case of the Canary Islands"
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Dr Carine David: "Legislative Emancipation of New Caledonia: Comparison with Morocco's Autonomy Initiative for the Sahara Region"
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Dr Jorge M. Farinacci-Fernós: "Puerto Rico's Legislative Powers as an Unincorporated Territory of the United States"
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Dr Marie Valerie Uppiah: "The Autonomy of Rodrigues: Comparative Elements with the Moroccan Initiative for the Sahara Region"
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Marc Finaud: "Conclusion"
ENSURING THE SUCCESS OF EXPERIENCES OF TERRITORIAL AUTONOMY: DEVOLUTION OF JUDICIAL POWERS
2021 (16 July): Online, New York (USA)
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Omar Hilale: "Foreword"
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Marc Finaud: "Introduction"
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Dr Joan-Josep Vallbé: "Regional Judicial Decentralization: An Empirical Assessment of Devolution of Judicial Powers in Western Europe and Comparison With the Moroccan Initiative for the Autonomy of the Sahara Region"
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Dr Laura-Stella Enonchong: "Devolution of Judicial Powers in Territorially Autonomous Regions: The Case of the South-West and North-West Regions of Cameroon and Insights for the Sahara Autonomy Initiative"
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Dr Jean-Louis Roy: "Canada's Judicial System and Morocco's Initiative for the Autonomy of the Sahara: Unique Stories, Converging Principles"
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Prof Yvonne Tew: "Devolution of Judicial Powers in East Malaysia: A Comparative Analysis with the Moroccan Initiative for the Autonomy of the Sahara Region"
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Marc Finaud: "Conclusion"
TERRITORIAL AUTONOMY: AN EFFECTIVE MEANS FOR THE POLITICAL SETTLEMENT OF CONFLICTS
2019 (1 July): United Nations Headquarters, New York (USA)
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Marc Finaud: “Introduction: The Moroccan Initiative for the autonomy of the Sahara Region as a means of political dispute settlement”
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Dr Katia Papagianni: “Autonomy - A conflict resolution tool? Reflections for the Moroccan Initiative on the Autonomy of the Sahara Region”
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Dr Miguel Gonzalez Perez: “The limits of official autonomy in Latin America: Institutions, implementation and anti/post-statism”
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Mawardi Ismail: “Special autonomy as a tool for conflict settlement: A comparison between Aceh, Indonesia and the Sahara Region, Morocco”
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Marc Finaud: “Conclusion“
MODELS OF TERRITORIAL AUTONOMY: COMMONALITIES AND DIFFERENCES
2018 (2-3 July): Dakhla (Morocco)
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Marc Finaud: “Introduction”
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Alain-G. Gagnon: “New Challenges for Plurinational States to Enlighten the Moroccan Autonomy Initiative for the Sahara Region”
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Carlos Eduardo Pacheco Amaral: “Challenges and Lessons from the Portuguese Experience of Regional Autonomy”
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Lise Lyck: “Comparing Autonomies: Greenland and the Sahara Region”
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Michel Bouvier: “Financial Autonomy in a World in Transition”
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Stephen Tomblin: “Models of Territorial Autonomy”
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Rose-Marie Belle Antoine: “International Aspects – The Caribbean Region and Twinned States"
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Gyula Csurgai: “International Aspects”
REGIONALIZATION AND TERRITORIAL AUTONOMY: DIFFERENCES, SINGULARITIES, COMPLEMENTARITY
2017 (3 July), New York
Marc Finaud: “Introduction”
Nguyen Manh Hung: “A Comparative Study of Conflict Resolution in Southeast Asia and the Moroccan Initiative for the Sahara Region”
Wilfried Swenden: “Territorial Strategies for Managing Diversity: Insights from Europe and India”
Stephen Tomblin: “Territorial Autonomy in Divided Societies: The Experience of Canada”
Marc Finaud: “Conclusions”
EXTERNAL RELATIONS OF AUTONOMOUS REGIONS AN TRANSBOUNDARY COOPERATION
2016 (2 May), New York
Marc Finaud: “Introduction”
Rose-Marie Belle Antoine: “The Case of the Twin Islands in the Commonwealth Caribbean: Comparison with the Moroccan Initiative for the Sahara Region”
Jean-Louis Roy: “Comparison of the Case of Quebec with the Moroccan Initiative for the Sahara Region”
Thomas Benedikter: “Foreign Relations of Autonomous Regions in Europe: Comparisons with the Moroccan Initiative on the Autonomy of the Sahara Region”
Marc Finaud: “Conclusions”
NON-GOVERNMENTAL ORGANISATIONS IN AUTONOMOUS REGIONS: ROLE AND RESPONSIBILITIES
2015 (1 June), New York
Marc Finaud: “Introduction”
Rita Manchanda: “Rights or Ruse: Indian Experiences with Autonomies and the Role of Civil Society Bodies”
Hortensia Socorro Woods Downs: “Guardians of Autonomy and Human Rights”: The Roles Played and Challenges Faced by NGOs and Civil Society in Promoting Autonomy in the Caribbean Autonomous Regions of Nicaragua”
Hedvig Morvai: “The Vojvodina Perspective”
Angustias M. Hombrado Martos: “Regional Self-government and Non-governmental Organisations (NGOs) in the Autonomous Community of Andalusia”
Marc Finaud: “Conclusions”
REGIONAL COMMISSIONS OF NATIONAL HUMAN RIGHTS COUNCILS IN AUTONOMOUS REGIONS: GOOD PRACTICES AND CHALLENGES
2014 (30 June), New York
Marc Finaud: “Introduction”
Driss El Yazami: “The Moroccan National Human Rights Council and Regional Human Rights Commissions”
Renée Dupuis: “The Quebec Commission for the Rights of the Person and Youth and the Regional Human Rights Commissions in Morocco”
Carola Carazzone: “Comparing Regional Human Rights Commissions in Italy and Morocco”
Nabor Carrillo Flores: “A Comparison between the Experiences of the National Human Rights Commissions in Mexico and Morocco”
Anna Isabel Lamers: “Comparing the Experiences of Regional Human Rights Commissions in the Philippines/ARMM and Morocco”
Mary Massay: “Comparing the Experiences of Tanzania and Morocco in National and Regional Human Rights Commissions”
Marc Finaud: “Conclusions”
WHAT DEVELOPMENT MODEL FOR AUTONOMOUS REGIONS?
2014 (25 March), Geneva
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Christine Schori Liang: "Introduction"
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Carlos Eduardo Pacheco Amaral: “Regional Autonomy in Portugal: Azores and Madeira – Comparison with the Moroccan Initiative for the Sahara Region"
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Benedicto R. Bacani: “Exploring Development Models: A Comparative Study of Muslim Mindanao Autonomy and the Moroccan Initiative on the Autonomy of the Sahara Region"
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Philippe Suinen: “Autonomy of Wallonia: The Key to its Development”
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Christine Schori Liang: “Conclusions”
AUTONOMY STATUTES AND REGIONALIZATION: SOLIDARITY AND EQUALIZATION BETWEEN REGIONS
2013 (1 July), Geneva
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Michel Bouvier: “Local Tax Equalization in France: Realities and Implications in a Context of Economic Crisis”
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José María Durán Cabré: “Tax Equalization between Spanish Regions”
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Marie-Madeleine Mialot: “Regionalisation and Solidarity: Principles and Recommendations of the Council of Europe Congress”
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Jean-Louis Roy: “Autonomy Status and Regionalization; Solidarity and Equalization between Regions: Policy and Practice in the Canadian Federation”
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Gyula Csurgai: “Conclusions”
REPRESENTATIVENESS AND LEGITIMACY IN AUTONOMY NEGOTIATIONS
2013 (21 March), Geneva
Marc Finaud: “Negotiations for the Autonomy of New Caledonia: Any Lessons Learnt for the Autonomy of the Sahara Region?”
Shadia Marhaban: “Comparative Study of Autonomy Negotiations: Aceh and the Sahara Region”
Marc Weller: “Participation in Autonomy Settlement Negotiations”
Anne Mandeville: “Conclusions”
MANAGEMENT OF NATURAL RESOURCES IN AUTONOMY STATUTES
2012 (4 June), Geneva
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Jean-Louis Roy: “The Provisions of the Moroccan Initiative on the Autonomy of the Sahara Region Related to Natural Resources”
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Achim Wennmann: “Wealth Sharing from Natural Resources: Transferable Insights from Aceh”
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Saad N. Jawad: “Comparing the Experience of Iraqi Kurdistan with the Moroccan Initiative for the Sahara Region”
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Séverine Blaise: “The Management of Natural Resources in New Caledonia: Some Tracks for the Moroccan Initiative on the Sahara Region?”
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Jean-Louis Roy: “Conclusions”
GOVERNANCE IN AUTONOMY STATUTES: INSTITUTIONS AND MECHANISMS
2012 (22 March), Geneva
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Bertrand Mathieu: “The Moroccan Initiative on the Autonomy of the Sahara Region”
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Mawardi Ismail: “The Helsinki MoU and the Law on the Governing of Aceh: Comparative Analysis with the Sahara Autonomy Initiative”
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Eliseo Aja: “The Experience of the Autonomy of Catalonia for the Autonomy of the Sahara Region”
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Carine David: “The Moroccan Initiative for Western Sahara Seen through the Prism of the Autonomy Status of New Caledonia”
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Efrén Rivera-Ramos: “Puerto Rico's Political Status: Main Features and Some Comparisons with the Moroccan Initiative”
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Bertrand Mathieu: “Conclusions”
PRESENTATION OF THE CONCLUSIONS OF THE INTERNATIONAL SEMINAR OF DAKHLA ON: ‘DEMOCRACY AND THE HUMAN RIGHTS DIMENSION IN THE MOROCCAN INITIATIVE FOR NEGOTIATING AN AUTONOMY STATUTE FOR THE SAHARA REGION’
2011 (21-22 February), Dakhla
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Mustapha Iznassni: “Preliminary remarks”
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Javier Tajadura Tejada: “Analytical Presentation of the International Seminar of Dakhla”
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Osman El Hajje: “Regional autonomy as a lever for promoting human rights”
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Eya Nchama: “Human rights in the Moroccan autonomy initiative for the Sahara region”
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Benoît Pelletier: “The Moroccan initiative for the autonomy of Western Sahara: validity under international law”
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Jean-Baptiste Harelimana: “The Moroccan initiative for the negotiation of an autonomy statute for the Sahara: a genuiely democratic project respectful of human rights?”
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Romuald Pial Mezala: “Contribution of the Moroccan Autonomy Initiative to Morocco's Regionalisation Plan”
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Anne de Mandeville: “Autonomy and democracy: A comparative look at Morocco and Northern Ireland”
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Juan Martos Quesada: “Presentation of the conclusions of the international seminar of Dakhla”
