Law relating to electoral disqualification (from disability to defection) c.1

THE DULY elected representative of the people has a pivotal role to play in a representative democracy. But is he truly free to exercise his authority and act as a delegate of the people? In recent years he appears to have been taken for granted by many, and often used as a pawn by political parties, which control and direct his actions.
The recent anti-defection laws, apparently a popular measure, have raised some fundamental questions. in the minds of serious thinkers, as to whether we are moving further away from the conceptual ideal of self-rule and self-government enshrined in a democratic society.
The learned author raises some vital questions for debate in this study of the law relating to the qualifications and disqualifications of the elected representatives of the people. Not only are the laws of electoral disqualification discussed analytically and critically - he provides, as usual, a sound historical and scholarly background for the study.