Governments need rules, institutions, and processes to translate the will of the people into functioning democracies. Election laws are the rules that make that happen. Yet across the world various countries have crafted different rules regarding how elections are conducted, who gets to vote, who is allowed to run for office, what role political parties have, and what place money has in the financing of campaigns and candidates. The Routledge Handbook of Election Law is the first major cross-national comparative reference book surveying the electoral practices and law of the major and emerging democracies across the world. It brings together the leading international scholars on election law and democracy, examining specific issues, topics, or the regions of the world when it comes to rules, institutions, and processes regarding how they run their elections. The result is a rich volume of research furthering the legal and political science knowledge about democracies and the challenges they face. Scholars interested in election law and democracy, as well as election officials, will find the Routledge Handbook of Election Law an essential reference book.
Edited by:
David Schultz,
Jurij Toplak
Imprint: Routledge
Country of Publication: United Kingdom
Dimensions:
Height: 246mm,
Width: 174mm,
Weight: 680g
ISBN: 9781032183053
ISBN 10: 1032183055
Pages: 354
Publication Date: 29 January 2024
Audience:
College/higher education
,
Primary
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active
1 Introduction 2 Democratic Theory and Election Law3 Representative Government and Elections 4 Voting Rights and Limitations 5 Electoral Management 6 Electronic Voting 7 Election Law in Advanced Democracies 8 Challenges in Electoral Integrity 9 Elections as Rituals 10 International Election Observation and Standards 11 Election Observation: Using Law and International Standards – A Practitioner's Perspective 12 Election Disputes, Complaints, and Appeals 13 Role of Money in Campaigns and Elections 14 Political Finance 15 Gender Quotas in Politics 16 Election Participation of Persons With Disabilities 17 Personalization of Elections: In Search of the Sound Conception 18 European Court of Human Rights and the Election Law 19 Post-Election Disputes in Europe20 The Election Law in Latvia, Estonia, and Lithuania 21 Election Law in Turkey 22 Election Law in Latin America23 Contested Elections in Africa: The Roles of Courts in Electoral Processes 24 Election Law in India 25 Election Law in Malaysia 26 Legal Reforms for Electoral Integrity in Pakistan 27 Deep Election Law in South Korea
David Schultz is Hamline University Distinguished Professor in the departments of Political Science, Legal Studies, and Environmental Studies, and a Professor of Law at the University of Minnesota. Jurij Toplak is Professor of Law and Head of Department at the University of Maribor, the Executive Vice-President of the Alma Mater Europaea, Slovenia, and a recurring visiting professor at Fordham University School of Law. He is a member of the European Academy of Sciences and Arts.
