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Oct 27, 2017 · Josep Costa, a professor of political science at Barcelona’s Universitat Pompeu Fabra, told Al Jazeera: “The Spanish government really didn’t have a plan to proceed with 155, so there’s a lot...
The Constitutional Court ruled the declaration to be null and void, [2] an opinion shared by a significant number of legal scholars. [3] [4] The declaration was not recognized by the international community.
Oct 20, 2017 · BARCELONA, Spain — Prime Minister Mariano Rajoy held an emergency cabinet meeting on Saturday to decide what measures to take under Article 155 of the Spanish Constitution — a broad, forceful...
- Raphael Minder
The problem with Article 155. A declaration of independence, signed. Image: Reuters/Juan Medina. The biggest issue is Article 155. It’s worth remembering that Spain’s central government declared...
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Oct 25, 2017 · Rubén Amón. Oct 25, 2017 - 09:46 EDT. Spanish PM Mariano Rajoy and Catalan premier Carles Puigdemont. PASCAL GUYOT (AFP) “It was difficult to announce [Article 155], but implementing it...
Oct 24, 2017 · On October 18, the Spanish government invoked Article 155 of the Spanish Constitution, beginning the process of stripping the Catalan government of its autonomy and...
Spain’s 1978 constitution describes article 155 as an “exceptional or extreme” measure for “situations that are equally exceptional or extreme”. It outlines how the central government...
