Dear all on the Scandinavian Politics list,
Robin Pettitt of Kingston University has asked me to send out the following question to the list.
"There is a clause in the Danish Constitution (§ 56) which states that 'members of parliament are bound only by their own convictions and not by any directions from their voters'.
"Is anyone aware of any other country in Scandinavia or beyond having a similar clause, or of any literature dealing with constitutional rules protecting the independence of MPs from their voters/parties? Any suggestions and help would be greatly appreciated."
Please reply directly to Robin (r.pettitt@kingston.ac.uk).
Meanwhile, I hope everyone is having a prodcutive summer, however you define productive.
Best,
Nick Aylott.
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Dr Nicholas Aylott, senior lecturer (docent) in political science
School of Social Sciences, Södertörn University College, Stockholm
SE-141 89 Huddinge, Sweden
www.sh.se/samhallsvetenskaper
