Judiciary members boycott Catalan Parliament president
Some Barcelona Bar Association members walked out when Roger Torrent denounced the existence of “political prisoners”
Some Barcelona Bar Association members walked out when Roger Torrent denounced the existence of “political prisoners”
The association’s People’s Rights Commission defends the celebration of a referendum and the unilateral independence declaration if the Spanish Government insists in not allowing a citizen vote on the issue. While is it true that the current Spanish Constitution does not allow for a self-determination referendum, the Barcelona lawyers' association argues that “in a democratic society, the law should be the expression of the people’s choice”, and therefore it should be modified accordingly to allow the referendum. It also highlights that 20 of these states are the result of secession, such as Norway, Finland, Ireland, Iceland, Lithuania, Estonia, Latvia, Slovenia or Montenegro.