Political parties --Law and legislation. Campaign funds --Law and legislation.

Public law, political parties and representative democracy: a framework for comparative analysis -- Political parties and constitutions -- The gradual legal recognition of political parties -- Requirements for party registration and internal organization -- Regulating party candidate selection contests -- Parties and the conduct of elections -- The public funding of election campaigns and political parties -- The private funding of election campaigns : regulating political donations and expenditures -- Parties in parliament: the independence of the legislature -- Conclusion.