..subject to alienation, subjugation, domination or exploitation...deny any meaningful existence of its right to self determination within the state of which it forms a part" . In other words Quebec does not constitute "a people" therefore could not unilaterally secede under international lawIn response to the third question, the court ruled there was no conflict between international and domestic law.At face value it looks as though the federalists have won with this court ruling, but if you dig down into the ruling there is some support for the separatist. There is no doubt that the federalists hold the upper hand with this ruling because Quebec under the Canadian constitution can not unilaterally secede, but in the same breath the judges ruled that if a majority of the people in Quebec want to secede, the rest of Canada would have to negotiate the terms of the secession as though it were an amendment to the constitution. The court did not rule out another referendum. The courts ruled that a clear majority vote in Quebec on a clear question in favor of secession would give democratic legitimacy on the secession initiative which all of the other participants in confederation would have to recognize.Although the courts did maintain that "Quebecers have the democratic right to determine their own destiny as long as they do so with in the rule of law". The ruling does make it harder for Quebec to become an independent nation. It is evident in the history of Canada and Quebec that a agreement on terms of separation of Quebec from Canada would be hard to reach. Every attempt that Canada has made to amend the constitution Quebec has rejected. It is clear that Quebec and Canada have a hard time trying to compromise. If Quebec did separate from Canada it may leave it's conflicts with Canada behind but would have to face the conflict between the pro and anti separatist within Quebec. "The court has laid out the first basic constitutional ground...
