International Monitoring of Plebiscites, Referenda and National Elections Self-Determination and Transition to Democracy

International monitoring of plebiscites, referenda and national elections has given a guarantee to the populations and the countries directly involved, and to the international community, that the people themselves have been able to exercise freely their right to self-determination through these processes. By focusing international attention on an internal electoral process, international monitoring may deter fraud by government, armed forces or electoral authorities. It shows international support for democracy and elections, as well as for human rights. While the international monitoring of elections does not guarantee that a dictatorship will evolve peacefully into a pluralist democracy, free and periodic elections are an essential prerequisite to the creation and maintenance of democracy, which is itself a prerequisite for the protection and promotion of human rights. The United Nations and other international organizations and groups are openly supporting the world's evolution towardsdemocracy. This book will be of great use for those who are actively involved in international monitoring as well as for researchers in theBeigbeder, Yves is the author of 'International Monitoring of Plebiscites, Referenda and National Elections Self-Determination and Transition to Democracy', published 1994 under ISBN 9780792325635 and ISBN 079232563X.