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Reference re Secession of Quebec, [1998] 2 SCR 217 (20 August 1998)

Supreme Court of Canada · 1998

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EstablishedIn Reference re Secession of Quebec (1998), the Supreme Court of Canada held that Quebec has no right to secede unilaterally under Canadian or international law, but that a clear majority on a clear question would oblige the other parties to negotiate.