The right to decide: brief notes on its theoretical soundness and strategic convenience

Supporters of the right to decide insist on highlighting the differences between this right and national self-determination with the aim of avoiding criticism addressed to the latter. This article will argue that the right of self-determination presents a more solid theoretical basis than those vers...

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Main Author: Lucía Payero López
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Universidad Carlos III de Madrid 2020-10-01
Series:Eunomia
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Online Access:https://e-revistas.uc3m.es/index.php/EUNOM/article/view/5726
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description Supporters of the right to decide insist on highlighting the differences between this right and national self-determination with the aim of avoiding criticism addressed to the latter. This article will argue that the right of self-determination presents a more solid theoretical basis than those versions of the right to decide that are intended to separate both concepts, even though this distinction can be interesting in terms of political strategy. Moreover, it will be pointed out that advocates of the right to decide sometimes characterise it with similar features to national self-determination, which blurs the lines between them.
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The right to decide: brief notes on its theoretical soundness and strategic convenience
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derecho de autodeterminación nacional
procés soberanista catalán
title The right to decide: brief notes on its theoretical soundness and strategic convenience
title_full The right to decide: brief notes on its theoretical soundness and strategic convenience
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title_full_unstemmed The right to decide: brief notes on its theoretical soundness and strategic convenience
title_short The right to decide: brief notes on its theoretical soundness and strategic convenience
title_sort right to decide brief notes on its theoretical soundness and strategic convenience
topic constitución española de 1978
derecho a decidir
derecho de autodeterminación nacional
procés soberanista catalán
url https://e-revistas.uc3m.es/index.php/EUNOM/article/view/5726
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