Taking the Spanish government before the law

Azmanova, Albena (2017) Taking the Spanish government before the law. Taking the Spanish government before the law, 12 Oct (2017). (Full text available)

Abstract

I lay out the procedure and the logic for suing the Spanish government for its treatment of the Catalan referendum of 1 October 2017. I claim that the Spanish Constitutional Tribunal's decisions which gave legal ground for Mariano Rajoy's attempt to crush the referendum, are in violation of the freedom of speech and the right to peaceful assembly protected by the Spanish Constitution, EU law, and International law.

Item Type:	Article
Additional information:	I describe the procedure and the logic for suing the Spanish government for its treatment of the Catalan referendum of October 1, 2017
Uncontrolled keywords:	referendum, Catalonia, basic right and freedoms, Rule of Law, illiberal democracy, European Union, Spain
Subjects:	J Political Science J Political Science > J General legislative and executive papers J Political Science > JC Political theory J Political Science > JN Political institutions (Europe) K Law K Law > K Law (General)
Divisions:	Faculties > Social Sciences > School of Politics and International Relations > Centre for Critical Thought
Depositing User:	Albena Azmanova
Date Deposited:	17 Oct 2017 09:53 UTC
Last Modified:	18 Oct 2017 13:28 UTC
Resource URI:	https://kar.kent.ac.uk/id/eprint/64061 (The current URI for this page, for reference purposes)