First of 2 partsTHE crisis in Spain’s autonomous region of Catalonia posed the question whether the Catalans’ “democratic opposition” to Spain’s Constitution of 1978 could prevail. Puigdemont fled to Brussels where he made a call for “democratic opposition,” seeing the autonomous elections as a plebiscite on independence. No right of secessionThe Catalan separatists cannot claim a right to secede under either the national law or international law. As stated by Rajoy, it is inconceivable to think of Spain without Catalonia or of Catalonia outside of Spain. Whether a state has the right to secede from the union depends on the national law of the union.

Source: Manila Times November 03, 2017 18:11 UTC