Rory O'Connell is Professor of Human Rights and Constitutional Law at the School of Law & Transitional Justice Institute, Ulster University; from 2014–2020 he was the Director of the Transitional Justice Institute. He is a member of the Executive of the Committee on the Administration of Justice, a member of the Global Challenges Research Hub on Gender, Justice and Security and a former member of the BrexitLawNI ESRC project on the constitutional, legal, human rights and equality aspects of Brexit for Northern Ireland.

• Introduction: 1. Theories of democracy; 2. Council, convention and court: origins and evolution; 3. European principles of interpretation and application; 4. Freedom of expression; 5. Association, assembly and political parties; 6. Scope of the electoral rights; 7. The right to vote; 8. The right to run for election; 9. Regulation of elections; Conclusion: Deliberation, inclusion and participation; Bibliography; Index.

Rory O'Connell is Professor of Human Rights and Constitutional Law at the School of Law & Transitional Justice Institute, Ulster University; from 2014–2020 he was the Director of the Transitional Justice Institute. He is a member of the Executive of the Committee on the Administration of Justice, a member of the Global Challenges Research Hub on Gender, Justice and Security and a former member of the BrexitLawNI ESRC project on the constitutional, legal, human rights and equality aspects of Brexit for Northern Ireland.

• Introduction: 1. Theories of democracy; 2. Council, convention and court: origins and evolution; 3. European principles of interpretation and application; 4. Freedom of expression; 5. Association, assembly and political parties; 6. Scope of the electoral rights; 7. The right to vote; 8. The right to run for election; 9. Regulation of elections; Conclusion: Deliberation, inclusion and participation; Bibliography; Index.

Rory O'Connell is Professor of Human Rights and Constitutional Law at the School of Law & Transitional Justice Institute, Ulster University; from 2014–2020 he was the Director of the Transitional Justice Institute. He is a member of the Executive of the Committee on the Administration of Justice, a member of the Global Challenges Research Hub on Gender, Justice and Security and a former member of the BrexitLawNI ESRC project on the constitutional, legal, human rights and equality aspects of Brexit for Northern Ireland.

• Introduction: 1. Theories of democracy; 2. Council, convention and court: origins and evolution; 3. European principles of interpretation and application; 4. Freedom of expression; 5. Association, assembly and political parties; 6. Scope of the electoral rights; 7. The right to vote; 8. The right to run for election; 9. Regulation of elections; Conclusion: Deliberation, inclusion and participation; Bibliography; Index.