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This edited collection gathers together Canadian and non-Canadian scholars to reflect on and celebrate the 20thanniversary of the Quebec Secession Reference, delivered by the Canadian Supreme Court in 1998. It opens withtwo Canadian scholars exchanging thoughts on the legacy of the reference from a domestic perspective as one ofthe most questioned decisions of the Canadian Supreme Court. To follow, non-Canadian scholars discuss theimpact of this reference abroad, reflecting upon its influence in European and non-European contexts (Spain,Scotland, the EU after Brexit, Eastern European Countries, Ethiopia, and Asia). Two final chapters, one by a lawyerand one by a political scientist, explore the democratic theory behind that reference.
List of contents
1. Introduction: The Legacy of the Quebec Reference Re Secession.- 2. The Legacy of the Quebec Secession Reference Ruling in Canada and Internationally.- 3. The Law and Politics of Secession: From the Political Contingency of Secession to a "Right to Decide"? Can Lessons Be Learned from the Quebec Case?.- 4. The Reception in Spain of the Reference of the Supreme Court of Canada on the Secession of Quebec.- 5. The Reference Re Secession of Quebec, the Kosovo Advisory Opinion and the Questions They Leave Open. the Right to Decide, the Principle of Stability, and the Duty to Negotiate.- 6. Metaconstitutionalising Secession: The Reference and Scotland (In Europe).- 7. Constitutional Migrations in the Commonwealth: the Quebec Secession Reference and Sri Lankan Constitutional Discourse.- the Reference and Ethiopian Constitutionalism.- 8. Secessionist Impulses and the Italian Legal System: The (Non)Influence of the Reference of Secession.- 9. Secession Reference and Its Intellectual Legacy: Skeptical Notes from the European Peripheries.- 10. A Political Theory Perspective on the Reference.- 11. "A Message of Hope". a Legal Perspective on the Reference.- 12. Towards a Comparative Constitutional Law of Secession?
About the author
Giacomo Delledonne is a Postdoctoral Researcher in Comparative Constitutional Law at the Sant’Anna School of
Advanced Studies in Pisa, Italy.
Giuseppe Martinico is an Associate Professor of Comparative Public law at the Sant’Anna School of AdvancedStudies in Pisa, Italy. His research interests cover both comparative and European law, fields in which he has publishedextensively, including two monographs in English.
Summary
This edited collection gathers together Canadian and non-Canadian scholars to reflect on and celebrate the 20thanniversary of the Quebec Secession Reference, delivered by the Canadian Supreme Court in 1998. It opens withtwo Canadian scholars exchanging thoughts on the legacy of the reference from a domestic perspective as one ofthe most questioned decisions of the Canadian Supreme Court. To follow, non-Canadian scholars discuss theimpact of this reference abroad, reflecting upon its influence in European and non-European contexts (Spain,Scotland, the EU after Brexit, Eastern European Countries, Ethiopia, and Asia). Two final chapters, one by a lawyerand one by a political scientist, explore the democratic theory behind that reference.
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“This valuable contribution by Giacomo Delledonne and Giuseppe Martinico convincingly demonstrates that the legacies of the Reference reverberate across the globe.” (Yonatan T. Fessha, International Journal of Constitutional Law, Vol. 18, 2020)
“This book offers a thorough and kaleidoscopic perspective on the major legal and political issues regarding secession in contemporary academic discussion. The essays compiled in this book can be seen as a state-of-the-art summary of the current debate on the problem of secession and as an excellent primer for those interested in studying this fascinating and puzzling issue.” (João Diogo, Regional & Federal Studies, August 07, 2019)
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"This valuable contribution by Giacomo Delledonne and Giuseppe Martinico convincingly demonstrates that the legacies of the Reference reverberate across the globe." (Yonatan T. Fessha, International Journal of Constitutional Law, Vol. 18, 2020)
"This book offers a thorough and kaleidoscopic perspective on the major legal and political issues regarding secession in contemporary academic discussion. The essays compiled in this book can be seen as a state-of-the-art summary of the current debate on the problem of secession and as an excellent primer for those interested in studying this fascinating and puzzling issue." (João Diogo, Regional & Federal Studies, August 07, 2019)
