  There is another illuminating way of sorting theories of secession. As noted in subsection 2.3, some theories assume that only certain facts institutions are relevant for determining when a group has the right to secede.. The plebiscitary theory developed by Altman and Wellman (2009), assumes that the only institutional facts that matter are these: will the seceding group be able to create the institutions needed for it to function and will the remainder state’s institutions allow it to continue to function. In other words, on their view, the only institutional interests relevant to determining whether a right to secede exists are the interest in the functioning of the new state and the remainder state. In effect, this theory treats secession as strictly a two-party affair, so far as the interest relevant to determining whether a group has the right to secede is concerned. Buchanan’s theory, in contrast, argues that other parties can have legitimate interests that are relevant to determining what the rights of the primary parties are. In particular, he contends that international institutional interests are relevant, including the interest in preventing human rights violations that predictably occur in contested secessions and the interest in sustaining stable and peaceful relations among states.