Reference Re Secession of Quebec
Supreme Court of Canada
37 I.L.M. 1340 (1998)
Relevant factsFree
Quebec, a Canadian province, expressed a desire to secede unilaterally from Canada. The Canadian government referred three questions to the Supreme Court of Canada: whether Canadian domestic law permits unilateral secession, whether international law permits it, and if international law conflicts with domestic law on this point, which one controls.
IssueFree
Whether, under international law, a general unilateral right of secession exists for a political entity that would override any conflicting domestic law.