On March 6, 2014, the Parliament of Crimea adopted a Resolution No.1702-6/14 that provided for a secession referendum to be…
In the beginning of March this year the topic of secession and self-determination in international law became once more topical.…
The recent success of Switzerland’s popular initiative aimed at stopping “mass immigration” came as an irritating surprise and might have…
Switzerland’s political system is shaped around direct democratic participation: Four Sundays a year, Swiss citizens, 18 years or older, get…
Two weeks ago, a bare majority of the Swiss population approved an initiative designed to “Stop Mass Immigration“. The initiative…