The Role of Courts

Steve Bickerstaff
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Steve Bickerstaff: The University of Texas at Austin

Chapter Chapter 14 in Election Systems and Gerrymandering Worldwide, 2020, pp 157-176 from Springer

Abstract: Abstract Courts worldwide generally have assumed a very limited role in the redistricting process because, in part, many of the applicable laws are vague and brief. The national legislature has considerable discretion, which has led to a visible tension in some countries between courts trying to enforce legal or generally accepted standards of voter equality and national legislatures battling to maintain the status quo or its political decisions.

Date: 2020
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DOI: 10.1007/978-3-030-30837-7_14

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