Routledge Handbook of Election Law

<p>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 <i>Routledge Handbook of Election Law </i>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 <i>Routledge Handbook of Election Law </i>an essential reference book.</p> <p>1 Introduction</p><p>2 Democratic Theory and Election Law<i></i>3 Representative Government and Elections</p><p>4 Voting Rights and Limitations </p><p>5 Electoral Management</p><p>6 Electronic Voting</p><p>7 Election Law in Advanced Democracies</p><p>8 Challenges in Electoral Integrity</p><p>9 Elections as Rituals</p><p>10 International Election Observation and Standards<br><br>11 Election Observation: Using Law and International Standards – A Practitioner's Perspective<br><br>12 Election Disputes, Complaints, and Appeals</p><p>13 Role of Money in Campaigns and Elections<br><br>14 Political Finance </p><p>15 Gender Quotas in Politics <i></i>16 Election Participation of Persons With Disabilities </p><p>17 Personalization of Elections: In Search of the Sound Conception</p><p>18 European Court of Human Rights and the Election Law</p><p>19 Post-Election Disputes in Europe<i></i>20 The Election Law in Latvia, Estonia, and Lithuania </p><p>21 Election Law in Turkey</p><p>22 Election Law in Latin America<i></i>23 Contested Elections in Africa: The Roles of Courts in Electoral Processes</p><p>24 Election Law in India</p><p>25 Election Law in Malaysia</p><p>26 Legal Reforms for Electoral Integrity in Pakistan</p><p>27 Deep Election Law in South Korea</p>