"Reflections on the 'Statement on the Lack of Foundation on International Law of the Independence Referendum that Has Been Convened in Catalonia' on the occasion of its third anniversary",

Three years ago, more than 400 members of the Spanish Association of International Law and International Relations Professors (AEPDIRI from the Spanish) signed the ‘Statement on the Lack of Foundation on International Law of the Independence Referendum that Has Been Convened in Catalonia’, dated 19...

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Bibliographic Details
Author: Torroja Mateu, Helena
Format: article
Status:Published version
Publication Date:2020
Country:España
Institution:Universidad de Barcelona
Repository:Dipòsit Digital de la UB
OAI Identifier:oai:diposit.ub.edu:2445/206826
Online Access:https://hdl.handle.net/2445/206826
Access Level:Open access
Keyword:Dret internacional
Referèndum de l'1 d'octubre de 2017, Catalunya
Autodeterminació nacional
International law
Catalan independence referendum, 2017
National self-determination
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Summary:Three years ago, more than 400 members of the Spanish Association of International Law and International Relations Professors (AEPDIRI from the Spanish) signed the ‘Statement on the Lack of Foundation on International Law of the Independence Referendum that Has Been Convened in Catalonia’, dated 19 September 2017. With the perspective afforded by hindsight, this article will explore why it was a timely and necessary statement, reflecting the intellectuals’ civic responsibility to society, and why the statement’s concise content perfectly reflects the truth of contemporary international law