Widespread human rights violations, either caused or tolerated by a national government, can give rise to what is sometimes called a remedial right to secession for a region’s inhabitants. If other remedies fail in such a situation, secession might be justified as a last resort, even if it imposes heavy costs on the rump state.
大面积的人权侵犯，无论在国家政府的领导还是纵容下，都有可能导致某地区居民补偿性地寻求分裂。如果其他补救方法都未能奏效，分裂可能成为追求公平的最后手段，即使它会使残余国家付出惨重代价。