Suffrage and Electoral Rights of Expatriates

This paper points out the historical aspect of suffrage and electoral rights. The practice of the Court of the European Union, the European Court for the protection of Human Rights and Fundamental Freedoms and the opinion and recommendation of the European Commission on the voting rights of citizens...

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Published in:Zbornik Radova Pravnog Fakulteta u Splitu
Main Author: Marc Gjidara
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Language:English
Published: Pravni fakultet Sveučilišta u Splitu 2015-01-01
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description This paper points out the historical aspect of suffrage and electoral rights. The practice of the Court of the European Union, the European Court for the protection of Human Rights and Fundamental Freedoms and the opinion and recommendation of the European Commission on the voting rights of citizens who live abroad are pointed out. This is illustrated by the example of the Republic of France. Finally, the Residency Act of the Republic of Croatia, which was enforced on 14 December 2012, is analysed in detail. To conclude, according to the author’s opinion, the deficiencies of Croatian law are pointed out as well as the possible problems in practice.
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spelling doaj-art-00a3e3e4fee74a5ea7adf254b9ab65432025-08-19T22:53:25ZengPravni fakultet Sveučilišta u SplituZbornik Radova Pravnog Fakulteta u Splitu0584-90631847-04592015-01-01522279309Suffrage and Electoral Rights of ExpatriatesMarc GjidaraThis paper points out the historical aspect of suffrage and electoral rights. The practice of the Court of the European Union, the European Court for the protection of Human Rights and Fundamental Freedoms and the opinion and recommendation of the European Commission on the voting rights of citizens who live abroad are pointed out. This is illustrated by the example of the Republic of France. Finally, the Residency Act of the Republic of Croatia, which was enforced on 14 December 2012, is analysed in detail. To conclude, according to the author’s opinion, the deficiencies of Croatian law are pointed out as well as the possible problems in practice.http://hrcak.srce.hr/file/206049electoral systemrights of expatriatessuffrageelectoral rights
spellingShingle Marc Gjidara
Suffrage and Electoral Rights of Expatriates
electoral system
rights of expatriates
suffrage
electoral rights
title Suffrage and Electoral Rights of Expatriates
title_full Suffrage and Electoral Rights of Expatriates
title_fullStr Suffrage and Electoral Rights of Expatriates
title_full_unstemmed Suffrage and Electoral Rights of Expatriates
title_short Suffrage and Electoral Rights of Expatriates
title_sort suffrage and electoral rights of expatriates
topic electoral system
rights of expatriates
suffrage
electoral rights
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