Book contents
- Reviews
- Law, Democracy and the European Court of Human Rights
- Law, Democracy and the European Court of Human Rights
- Copyright page
- Dedication
- Contents
- Acknowledgements
- Table of Cases
- Table of Treaty Provisions
- Abbreviations
- Introduction
- 1 Theories of Democracy
- 2 Council, Convention and Court
- 3 European Principles of Interpretation and Application
- 4 Freedom of Expression
- 5 Association, Assembly and Political Parties
- 6 Scope of the Electoral Rights
- 7 The Right to Vote
- 8 The Right to Run for Election
- 9 Regulation of Elections
- Conclusion: Deliberation, Inclusion and Participation
- Bibliography
- Index
6 - Scope of the Electoral Rights
Published online by Cambridge University Press: 26 October 2020
Book contents
- Reviews
- Law, Democracy and the European Court of Human Rights
- Law, Democracy and the European Court of Human Rights
- Copyright page
- Dedication
- Contents
- Acknowledgements
- Table of Cases
- Table of Treaty Provisions
- Abbreviations
- Introduction
- 1 Theories of Democracy
- 2 Council, Convention and Court
- 3 European Principles of Interpretation and Application
- 4 Freedom of Expression
- 5 Association, Assembly and Political Parties
- 6 Scope of the Electoral Rights
- 7 The Right to Vote
- 8 The Right to Run for Election
- 9 Regulation of Elections
- Conclusion: Deliberation, Inclusion and Participation
- Bibliography
- Index
Summary
This chapter discusses the scope of the right to free elections in the Convention. It explores how this is largely limited to legislatures but there are debates about the application to presidential elections and referendums. The chapters includes a discussion on globalisation and the development of the free elections case law in respect of the European Parliament.
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- Law, Democracy and the European Court of Human Rights , pp. 143 - 165Publisher: Cambridge University PressPrint publication year: 2020