Journal of Libertarian Studies

The Constitutional Right of Secession in Political Theory and History

The Journal of Libertarian Studies

Following the fall of communism in Eastern Europe in the early 1990s, smaller, independent, ethnically-based political entities emerged. In the years since, academics from various disciplines have renewed their interest in the topic of secession. A lively discussion in the academic mainstream on the morality and legality of secession has occurred among predominantly liberal democratic political philosophers, a discussion that was non-existent prior to the fall of the Berlin Wall.

Volume 17, Number 4 (2003)

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Kreptul, Andrei. “The Constitutional Right of Secession in Political Theory and History.”Journal of Libertarian Studies 17, No. 4 (2003): 39–100.

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