Consecuencias jurídicas internacionales de la intervención de terceros Estados en procesos secesionistas. El caso del Procés

International legal consequences of the intervention of third States in secessionist processes. The case of the Procés

Abstract

This paper analyzes some of the international legal consequences of the involvement of foreign States in the Catalan secession process, presenting the data available to date. What are the behaviors of the Russian Federation and the Kingdom of Belgium against the prohibition of intervention in the affairs of Spain? It is difficult if not impossible to attribute international responsibility in both cases. But, at the same time, the facts show the Russian interest in exerting its influence in the area, as well as the political irresponsibility of some secessionist leaders who considered that the Catalan Republic should submit to an authoritarian state like Russia. For their part, the silence of the two Spanish governments before the events of Waterloo, shows the weak position of Spain before their European and Euro-Atlantic partners; at the same time, they show rulers with little appreciation for the defense of Democracy and the Rule of Law, as well as disdain for the right to internal self-determination of the entire Spanish population.