Judicial Review and Electoral Law in a Global Perspective by ... - 9781509957927

Judicial Review and Electoral Law in a Global PerspectiveAuthor(s): Cristina Fasone, Edmondo Mostacci, Graziella Romeo\nFormat: Paperback\nPublisher: Bloomsbury Publishing PLC, United Kingdom\nImprint: Hart Publishing\nISBN-13: 9781509957927, 978-1509957927\nSynopsis\nThis book fills a gap in constitutional law by examining the global trend towards the substantive constitutional adjudication of electoral legislation. It explores the premises on which this judicial scrutiny is grounded, seeks to explain the trend, and examines its consequences for representative democracy.\n\nThe book offers a comparative analysis of the issue, investigating how the exchange of models and arguments among judges has catalysed the progressive departure from a traditionally deferential approach to electoral normsan approach that still persists in a few jurisdictions.\n\nTo accomplish this, the book delves into the democratic foundations of electoral systems and their evolution. It also explores the metho.