The Spanish Constitutional nullifies the law of the referendum used by the Catalonian government to organize the event.
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The 17th of October, the court nullified by unanimity of its 12 magistrates the “Law on the Referendum on Self-Determination” of Catalonia.
According to the Constitutional’s ruling, the base used by the Catalonian government for the creation of this law has been wrongly interpreted, since it doesn’t allow the unilateral secession of a part of national territory, and that it can only be applied to colonies or a minority that is oppressed, dominated or exploited inside a State.
On top of that, the law of the referendum collides with Article 1 of the Spanish Constitution, putting the Parliament on the edge of law and entering illegality.
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