Cover; Title; Copyright; Contents; List of figures; List of tables; Notes on contributors; Preface; Table of cases; Table of legislation; 1 Introduction; PART I Hard and soft law human rights standards relating to elections; 2 The contribution of the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe to soft law in electoral matters; 3 Between soft and hard law standards: the contribution of the Venice Commission in the electoral field; 4 The level of protection of the right to free elections in the practice of the European Court of Human Rights; PART II National and regional case studies
5 Voting rights of minorities and the role of ethnicity in elections in the post-Yugoslav space6 Prisoner voting saga: reasons for challenges; 7 Electoral rights in Russia: mapping the situation at the European Court of Human Rights; PART III Comparative perspectives; 8 When elections are free but not effective: party systems and corruption; 9 The impact of elections and voter de-alignment on human rights; 10 Electoral finances, human rights and fairness; 11 Conclusions; Index
