secession
Sign in to saveSecession (from ) is a term and a concept which is used in reference to the formal withdrawal of a group from a political entity.
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- Secession theory
- Explanations for the 20th century increase in secessionism
- Philosophy of secession
- Justifications for secession
- Arguments against secession
- Types of secession
- <span class="anchor" id="Right to secession"></span> Rights to secession
- Secession movements
- Australia
- Azerbaijan
- Austria
- Bangladesh
- Belgium and the Netherlands
- Brazil
- Cameroon
- Canada
- Central America
- China
- Congo
- Cyprus
- East Timor
- Ethiopia
- European Union
- Finland
- France
- Gran Colombia
- India
- Iran
- Italy
- Japan
- Malaysia
- Mexico
- Netherlands
- New Zealand
- Nigeria
- Norway and Sweden
- Pakistan
- Papua New Guinea
- Somalia
- South Africa
- South Sudan
- Soviet Union
- Spain
- Sri Lanka
- Switzerland
- Ukraine
- United Kingdom
- United States
- Yemen
- Yugoslavia
- See also
- Lists
- Topics
- Movements
- Notes
- References
- Sources
- Further reading
- External links
Secession (from ) is a term and a concept which is used in reference to the formal withdrawal of a group from a political entity.
In international law, secession is understood as a process in which an integral part of a state's territory unilaterally withdraws without the consent of the original state.