The Law of Quebec's Secession

The legal issues arising out of Quebec’s accession to sovereignty are to be seen in international law and in domestic law - that is, in both the relations between Quebec and Canada and the relations between Quebec and the rest of the world. Quebec’s accession to sovereignty may attract the attention of the American government, either to protect its own interests or because it will be called to intervene unofficially or officially by one or both parties.Clearly, in such an intricate political context, law would be of little help if it were to be considered in isolation. Political considerations have always to be intertwined with the enforcement of legal standards (when they do not directly contradict them). Moreover, much will depend on negotiations between Canada and Quebec, be it on the conditions for accession to sovereignty or on its modalities. Virtually everything is politically negotiable, legal standards serving here mostly as guidelines. The first considerations here are the legal conditions that must be met for Quebec to accede to independence; second, the legal modalities of Quebec’s accession to sovereignty need to be outlined

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