Prof. Pérez Royo foresees the independence trial will be quashed (16 JAN 2021)

Spanish Jurist Javier Pérez Royo is certain the Spanish court convictions of the twelve Catalan politicians will be overruled. I have asked the author for permission to publish this English translation of a recent article.

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Please stand up for EU values

Here is the full text of the letter I have sent to members of the EP Commission on Legal Affairs ("JURI") regarding the requests for waiver of the immunity of three Catalan MEPs, whose freedom of movement throughout the EU has nevertheless been guaranteed by High Court decisions in Germany and Belgium. 

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Article by Josep Casulleras, on the Otegi case (17 DEC 2020)

An article by Josep Casulleras, on the Otegi case, explaining how the Spanish Supreme Court has defied the ECHR and broken its own case-law. Here is an English translation by M.S.

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An article by Elisa Beni, "Otegi, the endless trial" (16 DEC 2020)

Elisa Beni has written an article about the shocking case of "Otegi, the endless trial", in which the Spanish judiciary openly defies the European Convention on Human Rights. Here is an English translation (by M.S.).
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PRESS RELEASE FROM THE COORDINATING BODY OF THE LAWYERS OF CATALONIA, on 3rd degree leaves (4 DEC 2020)

The coordinating body of Catalonia's lawyers has issued a strongly worded communiqué condemning today's decision by the Supreme Court, which has usurped the power to rule on inmates' penitentiary status from the penitentiary supervision courts that have - or had - this function. 

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Manifesto of support for the president of the Generalitat of Catalonia (17 SEPT 2020)

This is an English translation.

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Twitter thread on political prisoners by Andreu Van Der Eynde (10 SEPT 2020)

English translation of a Twitter thread by Andreu Van Der Eynde, lawyer of Oriol Junqueras MEP and Raül Romeva, two of the Catalan political prisoners, on their unjust treatment in prison.

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The Supreme Court and the Catalan language (16 JUN 2020)

The Spanish Supreme Court ruled in June that "Valencian is only official in the Valencian community, when the scientific community and the Valencia language authority itself recognise it is the local name for the Catalan language. Here is an English translation of a declaration by the FOLC

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Article by Thomas Harrington on the EU dimension of the Catalans' struggle to achieve statehood (23 JAN 2020)

I recommend this article to anyone interested in the Catalonia-Spain conflict,
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Article by Prof. Javier Pérez Royo on the Junqueras case: The die is not cast (in English, 12 JAN 2020)

An English translation by Dave Evans of "La suerte no está echada" by Javier Pérez Royo.
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Article by Jean Quatremer on the Junqueras case (in English, 13 JAN 2020)

"Catalan MEPs: Junqueras’ case could spark a war between judges"
Translation by Milford Edge of Eurodéputés catalans : après Junqueras, le risque d’une guerre des juges by Jean Quatremer, Libération Brussels correspondent, January 13, 2020.

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Thread by Dave Evans explaining what ECJ preliminary rulings are for (10 JAN 2020)

Excellent thread by Dave Evans. It explains clearly why he is "flabbergasted" (along with millions of others) at the Supreme Court bungle. He has authorized this format.
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Articles by Pere Borràs and Prof. Pérez Royo on recent Supreme Court decisions (English, 10 JAN 2020)

According to both Pere Borràs and Prof. Pérez Royo, the Supreme Court's decision removing Oriol Junqueras' status as an MEP may well backfire in its face. Here are English translations of the two articles (I hope they and the website don't mind).
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Dirty work by Spanish Supreme Court against VP Junqueras MEP

Here are two reactions by M. Strubell ( in English and in Catalan) to some of the latest moves by the Spanish Supreme Court, after being wrong-footed by a recent CJEU judgment recognising the rights of Catalan MEO-elects.
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Un article 13 que fa 17 anys que no hi és!

Història d'una cita mal feta, i repetida, per la l'Advocacia de l'Estat (escrit de 30 de desembre de 2019) i la Junta Electoral Central espanyola, (Sesión JEC: 03/01/2020).
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Judge Marchena's trick letter to the CJEU (14 OCT 2019)

This is an English translation of a letter in which Judge Marchena (Supreme Court) sends a copy of the Judgment to the CJUE, handed down BEFORE the preliminary ruling he had requested on Oriol Junqueras' status as an MEP, and tricking it by saying that the ruling will nevertheless be valid and efficient.
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Comments by Alfred de Zayas on ECJ Junqueras Opinion (20 DEC 2019)

Comments by Alfred de Zayas, Former UN Independent Expert on the Promotion of a Democratic and Equitable International Order, following the December 19 2019 European Court of Justice Opinion on Oriol Junqueras MEP, requested by the Supreme Court as a pre-requisite before issuing its judgment... which it issued anyway, on October 14 2019.
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Financial Times editorial

El diari anglès Financial Times ha fet un editorial crític amb la sentència del Tribunal Suprem (

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Sentencia-Marti

Here is an English rendering of the initial reaction by Prof. Martí to this morning's Supreme Court judgment condemning seven of the Catalan political leaders, and the two social society leaders, to 9-13 year gaol sentences. I hope he does not mind!
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3rd Communiqué by Tsunami Democràtic (3 OCT 2019)

Rebut el 3 d'octubre per la xarxa / I received this on October 3 through the social media.

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