The proposal of Catalan secession: among the popular consultation and the problems of constitutionality

Authors

  • Josep Maria Castellà Andreu Universidad de Barcelona

Abstract

The essay analyzes the main political decisions adopted by Catalan institutions concerning the organization of a popular consultation on the secession of Catalonia and the answer given by Spanish government thereafter including an appeal before the Constitutional Court.

Keywords:

Referendum, participatory process, secession, right to decide