Every published case hub, across all collections. Collections are navigation groupings, not legal categories; one case can appear in several but has one page.
224 published cases.
Political status and decolonisation
From the 1964 Barotseland Agreement guaranteeing autonomy, through its 1969 abrogation, to the resulting restoration movements and the 2012 Barotse National Council "separation" resolution.
Independence movements
Башҡортостан
Bashkortostan's post-Soviet sovereignty movement, from the 1990 declaration and 1994 power-sharing agreements through their 2009 rescission, to the 2024 Baymak protests over the jailing of activist Fail Alsynov.
Independence movements
Euskadi
The Basque Country's self-government within Spain since the 1979 Statute of Gernika, the end of ETA's armed campaign (2011-2018), and the consolidation of EH Bildu as a major electoral force alongside the PNV through the 2024 election.
Independence movements
Bayern
Bavarian autonomist and independence politics, from the Bavaria Party's 1946 founding and its brief 1950s electoral peak and coalition role, to the Federal Constitutional Court's 2016 ruling that German states cannot secede.
Political status and decolonisation
From the decisively rejected 1995 independence referendum, through the PLP's post-1995 strategy and 2022 constitutional-reform report, to the 2025 general election.
Historical independence
From the 1967 declaration and the Nigerian Civil War's 1970 end, to the 2012 founding of IPOB and Nnamdi Kanu's 2025 conviction.
Independence movements
From the 1987 launch of the ABSU-led movement for a separate Bodoland state, through the 1993 and 2003 Bodo Accords, to the comprehensive 2020 Bodo Peace Accord, characterized by the Assam government as ending the separate-statehood demand.
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.
Historical independence
From the 1822 Cry of Ipiranga, proclaiming independence from Portugal, to Portugal's formal recognition of Brazilian independence in the 1825 Treaty of Rio de Janeiro.
Political status and decolonisation
From the 2021 Commission of Inquiry and Premier Fahie's arrest, through the direct-rule recommendation, to the 2022-2023 constitutional review calling for enhanced self-government.
Independence movements
Breizh
Brittany's modern regionalist and autonomist movement, centred on the 1941 administrative split from Loire-Atlantique, the reunification campaign, and parties ranging from the UDB's federal autonomism to the Breton Party's openness to independence.
Independence movements
Буряад Улас
Buryatia's post-Soviet constitutional development, from its 1990 sovereignty declaration and 1991 renaming, through its 1994 constitution and 1993 status as a Russian federal subject, to the 2011 renaming of its presidency to "Head of the Republic."
Independence movements
From the 1885 Treaty of Simulambuco and FLEC's 1963 founding, through the 1975 declared independence and 2006 peace memorandum, to the movement's continued, unresolved activity through 2024.
Independence movements
From the 2015 founding of Yes California and its 2017 collapse, to separate 2026 and 2028 ballot-initiative efforts.
Independence movements
From MPAIAC's 1964 founding and 1970s armed activity under Antonio Cubillo, to his 1986 return and the founding of the National Congress of the Canaries.
Historical independence
Cape Verde's path from Portuguese colonial rule, through a PAIGC-led transition following Portugal's 1974 revolution, to independence in July 1975 and UN membership that September.
Independence movements
From the CLA's 1994 founding and the 2 August 1999 Katima Mulilo uprising, to the more-than-16-year Caprivi treason trial that followed.
Historical independence
From the MFDC's 1947 autonomy origins and 1982 shift to violent secession, through the 1990s escalation and failed ceasefires, to the 25 February 2025 peace agreement with Senegal.
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.
Political status and decolonisation
From the 1863-1959 constitutional history and the 2009 constitutional referendum, to the documented absence of significant independence sentiment as of 2025.
Independence movements
From the November 1991 declaration of the Chechen Republic of Ichkeria, through the First Chechen War and the 1997 peace treaty, to the Second Chechen War, the 2003 constitutional referendum, and the 2009 end of federal counter-terrorism operations.
Autonomy and Indigenous self-government
From the 1988 founding of the CNF and its ceasefire history, through post-2021 coup resurgence and territorial gains, to the December 2023 Chinland Council and February 2024 interim government.
Independence movements
From the 1977-1997 Jumma insurgency against Bangladeshi state settlement policy and demands for autonomy, through the 1997 Peace Accord establishing a devolved Regional Council, to the more recent, distinct emergence of the Kuki-Chin National Front.
Independence movements
From the CPSC's 2014 independence recommendation, through the referendum's repeated postponements (2015, 2019, 2022), to the CPSC's reported 2022 end with no referendum held.