The right to secession in the framework of liberal democracies and the legitimacy of a unilateral declaration. The case of Catalonia

The Spanish constitution proclaims Spanish unity to be indissoluble and, therefore, does not recognize the right to secession. However, this prevision could be reformed, even if it involves rather complicated processes. All said, it is good to bear in mind that different internal and international j...

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Autor: Ridao, Joan, 1967-
Tipo de recurso: artículo
Estado:Versión publicada
Fecha de publicación:2015
País:España
Institución:Universidad de Barcelona
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Palabra clave:Secessió
Autodeterminació nacional
Catalunya
Secession
National self-determination
Catalonia
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spelling The right to secession in the framework of liberal democracies and the legitimacy of a unilateral declaration. The case of CataloniaRidao, Joan, 1967-SecessióAutodeterminació nacionalCatalunyaSecessionNational self-determinationCataloniaThe Spanish constitution proclaims Spanish unity to be indissoluble and, therefore, does not recognize the right to secession. However, this prevision could be reformed, even if it involves rather complicated processes. All said, it is good to bear in mind that different internal and international jurisdictions have recognized that national communities have a right to decide their political future collectively; including secession, understood to be a political aspiration, protected by the democratic principle of freedom of speech, and the right to participate can direct the modification of the constitutional order of a state, in a way that is legal and agreeable to all involved. However, there are cases of national communities that do not recognise that right, or the parent nation shows no desire to negotiate the terms of an improved accommodation of their political status, or allow a referendum to be held for this effect. In these cases, the recent practice of some States as well as comparative law, show the viability, under certain conditions, of a unilateral declaration of independence.Universidad de Jaén2015info:eu-repo/semantics/articleinfo:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersionapplication/pdfhttps://hdl.handle.net/2445/176328Articles publicats en revistes (Ciència Política, Dret Constitucional i Filosofia del Dret)reponame:Dipòsit Digital de la UBinstname:Universidad de BarcelonaInglésReproducció del document publicat a: http://revistaselectronicas.ujaen.es/index.php/TAHRJ/article/view/2316The Age of Human Rights Journal, 2015, num. 4, p. 111-137cc-by (c) Ridao, Joan, 1967-, 2015http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/esinfo:eu-repo/semantics/openAccessoai:diposit.ub.edu:2445/1763282026-05-27T06:46:51Z
dc.title.none.fl_str_mv The right to secession in the framework of liberal democracies and the legitimacy of a unilateral declaration. The case of Catalonia
title The right to secession in the framework of liberal democracies and the legitimacy of a unilateral declaration. The case of Catalonia
spellingShingle The right to secession in the framework of liberal democracies and the legitimacy of a unilateral declaration. The case of Catalonia
Ridao, Joan, 1967-
Secessió
Autodeterminació nacional
Catalunya
Secession
National self-determination
Catalonia
title_short The right to secession in the framework of liberal democracies and the legitimacy of a unilateral declaration. The case of Catalonia
title_full The right to secession in the framework of liberal democracies and the legitimacy of a unilateral declaration. The case of Catalonia
title_fullStr The right to secession in the framework of liberal democracies and the legitimacy of a unilateral declaration. The case of Catalonia
title_full_unstemmed The right to secession in the framework of liberal democracies and the legitimacy of a unilateral declaration. The case of Catalonia
title_sort The right to secession in the framework of liberal democracies and the legitimacy of a unilateral declaration. The case of Catalonia
dc.creator.none.fl_str_mv Ridao, Joan, 1967-
author Ridao, Joan, 1967-
author_facet Ridao, Joan, 1967-
author_role author
dc.subject.none.fl_str_mv Secessió
Autodeterminació nacional
Catalunya
Secession
National self-determination
Catalonia
topic Secessió
Autodeterminació nacional
Catalunya
Secession
National self-determination
Catalonia
description The Spanish constitution proclaims Spanish unity to be indissoluble and, therefore, does not recognize the right to secession. However, this prevision could be reformed, even if it involves rather complicated processes. All said, it is good to bear in mind that different internal and international jurisdictions have recognized that national communities have a right to decide their political future collectively; including secession, understood to be a political aspiration, protected by the democratic principle of freedom of speech, and the right to participate can direct the modification of the constitutional order of a state, in a way that is legal and agreeable to all involved. However, there are cases of national communities that do not recognise that right, or the parent nation shows no desire to negotiate the terms of an improved accommodation of their political status, or allow a referendum to be held for this effect. In these cases, the recent practice of some States as well as comparative law, show the viability, under certain conditions, of a unilateral declaration of independence.
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