http://dx.doi.org/10.17176/20170927-075116 https://verfassungsblog.de/the-catalunya-conundrum-part-2-a-full-blown-constitutional-crisis-for-spain/ The Catalunya Conundrum, Part 2: A Full-Blown Constitutional Crisis for Spain Boix Palop, Andrés eng 2017-09-27 electronic resource text/html ddc:342 Catalonia constitutional amendment Constitutional Reform Independence Verfassungsblog Verfassungsblog--2366-7044 CC BY-NC-ND 4.0 In Part 1, we have explained the rigidity of the constitutional doctrine of our Constitutional Court on the matter of regional independence movements. There are some evident conclusions that swiftly appear – most of all that the only legal  way for a hypothetical majority of Catalan citizens to express their wish to secede or at least to consult with the population on the issue, would presuppose a constitutional reform. This is a tremendously complicated matter in itself, though.