On October 22, the Lombardy and Veneto Regions of Italy will vote to decide on the request for greater autonomy. Constitutionalist Valerio Onida, in an essay from an upcoming book, illustrates the genetic limitations and possible changes for the Italian Regions
The Catalan referendum raises various issues about legality, democracy and self-determination. Many think that Catalans are entitled to independence, or to a greater autonomy, and the referendum was apparently aimed at eliciting a plebiscite on that