Bardo Fassbender

Professor of International Law and Public Law in the Universities of Munich (Germany) and Sankt Gallen (Switzerland)

“The legitimacy of an independence referendum in Catalonia would depend on many circumstances and on the context. Free elections are the basic instrument in such a process, but so too would be a high participation and the number of affirmative votes. The role of international observers is also very important. If these conditions are applied, there will be few doubts; if not, then Europe will express its doubts.” 15.10.13