way which is considered illegitimate by the first state. More broadly, defection involves abandoning a person, cause, or doctrine to which one is bound...

Defection by legislators occurs in many democracies. It can be argued that they can undermine the stability of the cabinet, which is dependent on the...

Fake defection, often referred to as a "provocation" or "dangle" in intelligence circles, is a defection by an intelligence agent made on false pretenses...

they represented a violation of human rights. Despite the restrictions, defections to the West occurred. After East Germany tightened its zonal occupation...

the various countries of the Soviet Socialist Republics, though some defections still occurred. During and after World War II, similar restrictions were...

"Anti-defection law the challenges". legalservicesindia.com. Archived from the original on 2 December 2019. Retrieved 16 December 2019. "ANTI-DEFECTION LAW:...

Further pressure resulted in the passage of an anti-defection law in 1985. However, the practice of defection is still found today in state legislatures, albeit...

Amit (25 July 2024). "Speaker disqualifies two Jharkhand MLAs under anti-defection law". The Hindu. ISSN 0971-751X. Retrieved 16 August 2024. "JVM-P splits:...

Union to Hakodate Airport in Hokkaido Prefecture of Japan. Belenko's defection caused tension between Japan and the Soviet Union, especially after Japanese...

of the North Korean famine of the 1990s, there was a steep increase in defections, reaching a peak in 1998 and 1999. Since then, some of the main reasons...