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A defense of the moral and legal right to secede
Marc ArtigaMoises Vacasubject
Ethicsminority rightsSociology and Political Sciencenational minoritiesmedia_common.quotation_subject05 social sciencesSchematic06 humanities and the artsmulticulturalism0603 philosophy ethics and religionBJ1-17250506 political sciencePolitical science (General)SecessionMulticulturalismLawPolitical science060302 philosophyPolitical Science and International Relations050602 political science & public administrationassociative rightsMinority rightsJA1-92media_commonsecessiondescription
We defend the moral and legal right to secede in accordance with plebiscitary theory. Our paper has three main goals. First, by offering a schematic characterization of plebiscitary theory, the main arguments in its favour (and the main objections to them), we contribute to clarify the structure of this complex debate. Second, we stress the point that, if the moral right to secede is established, the resistance for its inclusion into positive law is unjustified. Finally, by addressing old and new objections to plebiscitary theory, we hope to make a compelling case for a wider recognition of secessionist rights.
| year | journal | country | edition | language |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021-01-02 | Ethics & Global Politics |