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An Imperfect Firewall: Quebec’s Constitutional Right of Secession as a Device Against Domination

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  • Lluís Pérez-Lozano

    (Department of Political and Social Sciences, Pompeu Fabra University, Spain)

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The idea of including a right of secession in democratic constitutions has been discussed by different political and legal theorists; however, little has been said on the matter from the point of view of democratic-republican political philosophy. This article undertakes this effort by means of a normative analysis of Quebec’s constitutional right of secession, as outlined in the Quebec Secession Reference. This analysis shows how the non-unilateral nature of this right minimises the risks for republican freedom (as non-domination) and inclusion in the Quebec secession conflict, while the fact that it is limited to a national constitutional framework dampens this achievement.

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  • Lluís Pérez-Lozano, 2021. "An Imperfect Firewall: Quebec’s Constitutional Right of Secession as a Device Against Domination," Politics and Governance, Cogitatio Press, vol. 9(4), pages 475-482.
    • Handle: RePEc:cog:poango:v:9:y:2021:i:4:p:475-482
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    1. Hilliard Aronovitch, 0. "Seceding The Canadian Way," Publius: The Journal of Federalism, CSF Associates Inc., vol. 36(4), pages 541-564.
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