Every published case hub, across all collections. Collections are navigation groupings, not legal categories; one case can appear in several but has one page.
9 published cases.
Independence movements
Bougainville’s path from secessionist politics and a civil war to a peace agreement, autonomy and the 2019 independence referendum, whose ratification by Papua New Guinea’s parliament is still pending.
Independence movements
Catalunya
Catalonia’s self-government and independence movement: historic institutions, the 2006 Statute dispute, the 2014 and 2017 votes, their legal treatment, and the amnesty that followed.
Independence movements
Kalaallit Nunaat
Greenland’s path from Danish colony to self-government, the legal route to independence in the 2009 Act, and the independence debate sharpened by US pressure in 2025–2026.
Independence movements
کوردستان
An umbrella hub for Kurdish political projects across several states, from the Treaty of Sèvres to the present, with separate branches for each state context.
Independence movements
هەرێمی کوردستان
Kurdish movements in Iraq from the 1920s, the self-governing Kurdistan Region created in 1992 and recognised in 2005, and the 2017 independence referendum.
Independence movements
Québec
Quebec’s sovereignty movement and constitutional debate: two referendums on sovereignty, a Supreme Court reference, the Clarity Act and a sovereignty referendum pledge in the 2026 election.
Independence movements
The debate over Scottish independence and self-government within the United Kingdom, from the 1707 Union to the 2014 referendum and the renewed referendum demand of 2026.
Historical independence
The historical independence process of Timor-Leste: Portuguese colonial rule, the 1975 declaration and Indonesian invasion, the UN-run consultation of 1999 and independence in 2002.
Political status and decolonisation
The unresolved decolonisation of Western Sahara and the question of Sahrawi self-determination: Spain’s withdrawal, competing claims, the stalled referendum, and negotiations under UN auspices.