There is no formal right to or recognition of secession in international law, even if the seceding population votes for it. Kosovo and Bangladesh were widely r

There is no formal right to or recognition of secession in international law, even if the seceding population votes for it. Kosovo and Bangladesh were widely recognised as valid seceded nations due to previous oppression; Rhodesia and Biafra were not and suffered fatal international sanctions as a result. But there was no rule of law behind this, in each they were sponsored or opposed by a powerful nation which had an interest in the outcome. It's who you have as friends that determines whether the seceder or the supranation is 'right'.