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Anika Gauja 'The Legal Regulation of Political Parties' 29 Apr. 2014

Download the paper at: http://bit.ly/1hMPBx0 Dr. Anika Gauja (University of Sydney) discusses whether there are global norms governing the legal regulation of political parties. Associate Professor Ignacio Lago (Universitat Pompeu Fabra, Barcelona) serves as a discussant for the paper. ----- Synopsis: A global comparison of the laws governing political parties reveals a significant degree of diversity -- in the sources from which these laws derive, the specific functions they target, and the extent to which they regulate parties as political organizations and electoral actors. Is there a set of universally accepted principles that govern the regulation of political parties? If not, what are the opposing principles and competing rights that are at play? Although international conventions and other instruments establish a set of basic principles that recognize the qualified right of parties to exist and to contest elections, significant normative disagreements exist surrounding the desirability of parties as electoral actors, qualifications upon freedoms of association, the extent to which parties should be supported by the state, the nature of party competition and the extent to which equality interferes with the freedom of political expression. Determining and defining the parameters of the debate, rather than advocating for a universal policy solution, may provide a workable way forward in determining a series of internationally acceptable normative standards. ----- The Electoral Integrity Project is an independent research team based at the University of Sydney and the John F. Kennedy School of Government at Harvard. It explores many issues, focusing upon three main questions: When do elections meet international standards of electoral integrity? What happens when elections fail to do so? And what can be done to mitigate these problems? For more information see: www.electoralintegrityproject.com