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.
1 Introduction
David Schultz and Jurij Toplak
2 Democratic Theory and Election Law
David Schultz
3 Representative Government and Elections
Mark E. Rush
4 Voting Rights and Limitations
Djordje Gardašević and Jurij Toplak
5 Electoral Management
Toby S. James and Holly Ann Garnett
6 Electronic Voting
Robert Krimmer and Jordi Barrat i Esteve
7 Election Law in Advanced Democracies
Steven J. Mulroy
8 Challenges in Electoral Integrity
Pippa Norris
9 Elections as Rituals
Graeme Orr
10 International Election Observation and Standards
Alexander Shlyk
11 Election Observation: Using Law and International Standards – A Practitioner's Perspective
Hannah Roberts
12 Election Disputes, Complaints, and Appeals
Bob Watt
13 Role of Money in Campaigns and Elections
Emily Schnurr
14 Political Finance
Barbara Jouan Stonestreet
15 Gender Quotas in Politics
Drude Dahlerup and Lenita Freidenvall
16 Election Participation of Persons With Disabilities
Enira Bronitskaya
17 Personalization of Elections: In Search of the Sound Conception
Klemen Jaklič and Maša Setnikar
18 European Court of Human Rights and the Election Law
Jurij Toplak
19 Post-Election Disputes in Europe
Mathieu Leloup
20 The Election Law in Latvia, Estonia, and Lithuania
Inese Druviete and Ēriks Kristians Selga
21 Election Law in Turkey
Ali Çarkoğlu
22 Election Law in Latin America
Daniela Urosa
23 Contested Elections in Africa: The Roles of Courts in Electoral Processes
Ugochukwu Ezeh
24 Election Law in India
M. V. Rajeev Gowda and Varun Santhosh
25 Election Law in Malaysia
Mohd Azizuddin Mohd Sani
26 Legal Reforms for Electoral Integrity in Pakistan
Hassan Nasir Mirbahar
27 Deep Election Law in South Korea
Erik Johan Mobrand
Biography
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.
