ARTICLE 70 OF THE CONSTITUTION OF BANGLADESH: IMPLICATIONS FOR THE PROCESS OF DEMOCRATISATION

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1. Introduction
2. Floor Crossing in Comparative Perspective
3. Parliamentary Democracy in Bangladesh: Article 70 of the Constitution in Perspective
4. Conclusion

ARTICLE 70 OF THE CONSTITUTION OF BANGLADESH: IMPLICATIONS FOR THE PROCESS OF DEMOCRATISATION

Author: Sabbir Ahmed

DOI Link: https://www.doi.org/10.56888/BIISSj2010v31n1a1

ABSTRACT

This article examines the implications of the Article 70 of the Bangladesh Constitution for the process of democratisation. Drawing historical experiences on defections in party politics during Pakistan period both at the central and provincial levels of government, arguments were made in the article in favour of the continuation of the Article 70 in the Constitution. However, along with the continuity, it further argues for changes in the said Article striking a right balance between individual liberty and majority rule.

BANGLADESH INSTITUTE OF INTERNATIONAL AND STRATEGIC STUDIES

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