Law in Elections
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The analysis of an unusual electoral protest in France at the end of the Second Empire offers an occasion to take another look at the political uses of law in the area of politics. The use of legal resources, particularly by lawyers, specialists in manipulating legal categories and the chief believers in the necessity and effectiveness of the law, brought about the transformation of the rules of electoral competition and proved to be a factor in nationalising, republicanising and collectivising political life.
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