“Curbs on Defections: Some Constitutional Conundrums”, 27 November 1989
Scope and Contents
The Upendra Baxi Collection is a digital collection that currently comprises a single series, Bibliography. This series is organised into several subseries, including Published Academic Articles, Published Book Chapters, Published Books, Published Book Reviews, Published Lectures and Presentations from Conferences and Seminars, Newspaper Articles, Letters and Correspondence (Mathura Rape Case), Other Media, and Media Articles by Others on the Mathura Rape Case.
Dates
- Publication: 27 November 1989
Creator
- Upendra Baxi (Author, Person)
- Sharunya (Archives Intern, Person)
- Meghashree Dev (Processing Archivist, Person)
Full Extent
From the Collection: 250 Megabytes
Language of Materials
English
Abstract
Curbs on Defections (Times of India, 1988): Analysis of anti-defection legislation aimed at preventing legislators from switching political parties. Baxi examines constitutional implications, tensions between party discipline and individual conscience, impact on parliamentary democracy, and whether such laws strengthen or weaken democratic representation and accountability. In The Times of India.
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Repository Details
Part of the NLS Law and Society Archives Repository