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Electoral Justice and Dispute Resolution
Abstract Dispute resolution is a crucial task of electoral governance and may be determinative in the protection of electoral integrity. As it is possible at each step of the electoral cycle, dispute resolution presents an opportunity to solve conflicts that emerge during the competition, decide on demands and challenges, judge ...Gabriela Tarouco, Rodrigo Martins
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The 2017 Elections and Electoral (In)Justice (2015–2017)
2020The Kenyan general elections of 2017 will be remembered for the unprecedented nullification of the presidential election by the Supreme Court; for the opposition party NASA’s boycott of the subsequent election, which facilitated a win for the incumbent Jubilee party; and for the violent and oftentimes fatal stand-off between the opposition and ...
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Electoral Justice as a Criterion for Different Systems of Proportional Representation
Scandinavian Political Studies, 1980Studies of the properties of different electoral systems have generally concentrated upon the question of proportionality. This article introduces the concept of electoral justice which also incorporates the decision‐making process into models of proportionality.
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The Brasilian Electoral Justice
Legal Concept, 2021Introduction: electoral justice can be called the basis of a modern system of democratic elections based on the principles of protecting the rights and freedoms of citizens and equal access for all to the electoral process on the terms of transparency, impartiality, and justice.
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Application of Procedural Justice to Electoral Systems
European Journal of Political Research, 1985Abstract Considerable attention has been paid to the properties of electoral mechanisms used in Western democracies to determine who formally exercises political power. However, attempts to justify preferences among different electoral mechanisms are generally underdeveloped and piecemeal.
David R. Reynolds, Fred M. Shelley
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Electoral cycles in the administration of criminal justice
Public Choice, 2007Based on an analysis of over one million felony charges disposed in North Carolina courts during the 1990s, this paper describes the effects of district attorney elections on criminal case outcomes. Defendants face a higher probability of conviction and a lower probability of having all charges dismissed in an election year. The results suggest that in
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Electoral Justice in Mexico: The Role of the Electoral Tribunal under New Federalism
Journal of Latin American Studies, 2003‘Demanding adherence to principles is, either, to accept the federal system with all its advantages and dangers, or to denounce it frankly and proclaim the empire of central government, granting it the power to correct the abuses that local authorities might commit.’Ignacio VallartaThe annulment of the 2000 gubernatorial elections in Tabasco marked a ...
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SSRN Electronic Journal, 2021
Finding ways to resolve electoral disputes is alternatively finding means to achieving electoral justice. The inception of the Kenyan Constitution and legislations thereafter brought with it a framework for resolving disputes effectively. Articles 47 on fair administrative justice, 48 on access to justice and 87 on electoral disputes and in finality ...
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Finding ways to resolve electoral disputes is alternatively finding means to achieving electoral justice. The inception of the Kenyan Constitution and legislations thereafter brought with it a framework for resolving disputes effectively. Articles 47 on fair administrative justice, 48 on access to justice and 87 on electoral disputes and in finality ...
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International Court of Justice: Reflections on the Electoral Process
Chinese Journal of International Law, 2010This paper considers aspects of the law and practice governing the nomination and election of judges of the International Court of Justice. The processes have led, over the last 85 or so years, to major changes in the composition of the Court. How are those changes to be related to the changing procedural and substantive challenges faced by the judges?
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Electoral Justice Under Ghana's Fourth Republic
SSRN Electronic Journal, 2016Election may be contentious and disputes may arise at any stage of an electoral process. The African Charter on Democracy, Elections and Governance requires State Parties to establish and strengthen national mechanisms that redress election-related disputes in a timely manner.
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