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Allen Buchanan; Elizabeth Levinson · Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy · 2026

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Allen Buchanan; Elizabeth Levinson
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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.