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IMO, the right of secession should be covered by the "right to self-determination" enumerated in the Universal Declaration of Human Rights in the same manner th
by Porthos9K 7y ago
IMO, the right of secession should be covered by the "right to self-determination" enumerated in the Universal Declaration of Human Rights in the same manner that the right to abortion is held to be implied by the Fourth Amendment in the United States.
Any population that is unhappy with the government of the territory in which they reside should be able to renounce citizenship toward that government in favor of one more congenial to them without having to move to another country.
However, every government should be required to uphold the Universal Declaration of Human Rights and other international baselines for good governance.
Yes, this would cause chaos. But that's OK. The world needs more chaos.