In light of the errors in invoking International Law to provide a legal foundation for the self-determination referendum (of Catalonia), the undersigning members of the Spanish Association of Professors in International Law and International Relations (AEDPDIRI, in Spanish) consider their civic obligation to issue the following statement: 1. According to the United Nations doctrine as […]
Mes: septiembre 2017
On problems and solutions in Catalonia
Originally published in Spanish. «De problemas y soluciones en Cataluña», by Miguel Aguilar. Letras Libres. In spite of the barbaric Islamic attacks of the August 18th in Barcelona and Cambrils, the Catalonian government does not seem to be considering to alter the immediate plans of its only political priority —the independence— as if nothing had […]
Due repubbliche al prezzo di una
Originale: Dos repúblicas por el precio de una. José Ignacio Torreblanca. El País. La sinistra radicale aderisce alla sfida indipendentista per vedere se riesce a cacciare Rajoy dalle piazze e provocare così una crisi dello Stato. In questo paese passiamo le giornate a parlare di un’estrema destra che non esiste, né politicamente, né socialmente, né a […]
Truths that sum
Published originally in Spanish. Máriam G. Bascuñán. El País. Democracy does not champion one single truth, but the possibility that many different viewpoints coexist. Nowadays it is infrequent, except for priests, to find people that believe to be in possession of the Truth. This is the case of Mr. Junqueras, who in a tweet thanking […]
Trois mythes sur le mouvement indépendantiste de Catalogne
Publie à l’origine en espagnol. Francisco de Borja Lasheras. ECFR. L’Espagne fait face à la crise constitutionnelle la plus grave de son existence depuis le Coup d’Etat manqué de 1981 et poussée par un populisme du style « Brexit » Il est facile de tomber dans le piège et d’imaginer un certain romantisme aux crises étrangères ayant […]
Catalogne Confédérée
Publie à l’origine en espagnol. Rafael García Maldonado. El Mundo. Je me plais aux choses les plus stupides du monde. Il y a certains – trop – qui s’enflamment et qui pleurent quand ils parlent d’une région devenue indépendante du monde moderne ; moi j’aime bien quand on me traite de « sudiste » à l’occasion d’une interview […]
El futuro de Cataluña
Publicado originalmente en inglés en la versión web de The Times. Señor: Resulta iluminador comparar su reportaje (23 de septiembre) sobre la “campaña de odio” que llevan a cabo en Cataluña los defensores más extremistas del plan del gobierno catalán para un referéndum sobre la independencia (“Amenazas de muerte a medida que crece la tensión […]
The referendum is not the solution
Originally published in Spanish. Paul Marí-Klose and Ignacio Molina. El País. For years, Catalonia has been swamped in the so-called procés [process -TN]; a disconcerting political bet that draws the region closer to a risk of fracture, political gridlock and inaction in other less «epic» areas more relevant to the actual welfare of its citizens. In such […]
There are still jurists left in Catalonia
Published originally in Spanish by the editors of the blog Hay Derecho Once consummated the attack on the Rule of Law embodied in the passing and the publication without due process of the referendum law in the Catalonian Parliament, as well as the passing of the illegal referendum, we believe that some short comments on […]
Senza Giunta elettorale non c’è risultato al referendum
Oggi si pubblica la notizia che la Giunta elettorale catalana, conosciuta come Sindicatura Electoral de Cataluña, è stata disciolta per evitare le multe della Corte Costituzionale spagnola. Ciononostante, il presidente della giunta ha spiegato che “i lavori erano già avanti”. Secondo la legge approvata dal Parlamento catalano, sospesa dalla alta Corte, ciò significa che la […]