If Madrid took a position that displeased Rabat, Morocco could increase migration pressure and create a domestic political crisis for the Spanish Government. The Court of Justice of the European Union has also repeatedly held that Western Sahara is separate and distinct from Morocco. No Security Council resolution has transferred sovereignty to Morocco or removed Western Sahara from the United Nations decolonisation process. Spain’s duty to Western SaharaNo European country carries greater historical and moral responsibility for Western Sahara than Spain. Europe cannot defend international law elsewhere while helping to weaken it in Western Sahara.