La Ley catalana de consultas populares de 2014 // The Catalonia Law of popular consultations of 2014

Abstract

Resumen: La Ley Catalana de Consultas Populares de 2014 constituye un deseo de potenciar la participación ciudadana en la toma de decisiones políticas pero al tiempo era un intento de aprobar una norma que sirviera de marco jurídico para celebrar un verdadero referéndum sobre el futuro político de Cataluña, propósito evitado por el Tribunal Constitucional estableciendo que solo caben las consultas sectoriales y nunca las generales. Abstract: The Catalonia law of popular consultations of 2014, constitute a desire to enhance the citizen participation in political decision-making, but at the same time, it was an attempt to approve a lawe that would serve as the legal framework to hold a true referendum about the political future of Catalonia. This purpose was avoided by the Constitutional Court, stablishing that only sectoral and never general consultations are allowed. Summary: I. Introduction. II. Historical Previous Law Issues. III. Law Topic

Keywords

• Consulta popular
• referéndum
• participación política
• principio democrático
• soberanía nacional
• Popular consultations
• referendum
• political participation in decisions-making
• democratic principle
• national sovereignty.