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A Commentary on the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights Published online by Cambridge University Press: 11 June 2020
That freedom of association is vital to any democratic system is self-evident. It enables the very existence of political parties, allowing pluralist expression in a multi-party system, and offering choice in popular representation. Associations endure as the vehicles of political expression. The Conference on Security and Co-operation in Europe (CSCE) recognised that ‘vigorous democracy depends on the existence as an integral part of national life of democratic values and practices as well as an extensive range of democratic institutions’, and for this reason encouraged participating States to provide support and cooperation in developing political parties and their role in pluralistic societies, and other forms of free associations and public interest groups
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