Abusing Parliamentary Procedures Partisan Presiding Officers in India’s Parliament and What Can be Done About Them Sethi, Amal Author aut Dhawan, Prannv Author aut Text xx# 2020 Verfassungsblog 2020-10-09 eng
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 Unlike the post-world-war era, democracies are no longer subverted via coups. Would-be autocrats pursue anti-democratic agendas through laws to imbue them with a veneer of legitimacy. This renaissance in authoritarianism has thrown into focus the institution of the legislature, which becomes the primary site for what Javier Corrales terms ‘Autocratic Legalism’. India is no stranger to the trend of Autocratic Legalism, and the ruling Bharatiya Janata Party (“BJP”) has often taken the aid of the presiding officers in both Houses of the Parliament, to push forward its anti-democratic agendas. Considering how central a role presiding officers have played in eroding democracy inIndia, a radical shakeup to the way presiding officers are appointed and function is needed to ensure Indian democracy’s long-term sustainability. CC BY-SA 4.0 Sethi, Amal funded by the government constitutional convention Opposition rights parliament 342 https://staging.verfassungsblog.de/abusing-parliamentary-procedures/ Verfassungsblog 2366-7044 Max Steinbeis Verfassungsblog gGmbH 10.17176/20201009-113513-0 201009 10.17176/20201009-113513-0 Converted from MARCXML to MODS version 3.7 using MARC21slim2MODS3-7.xsl (Revision 1.140 20200717)