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INSTANTIE: CONSTITUTIONEEL HOF van de REPUBLIEK SURINAME CONSTITUTIONAL COURT OF THE REPUBLIC OF SURINAME ZAAKNUMMER: CH-02 DATUM BESLISSING: 05 AUGUSTUS 2022 PUBLICATIEDATUM: RECHTSGEBIED: Staatsrecht / Internationaal Recht BETREFT: Toetsing ex. artikel 144 Grondwet jo. artikel 12 lid 1 Wet Constitutioneel Hof van de artikelen 9 jo. 24 Kiesregeling op strijdigheid met de Grondwet, alsmede het Internationaal Verdrag inzake Burger en Politieke Rechten (IVBPR), het Amerikaans Verdrag voor de Rechten van de Mens (AVRM) en de Universele Verklaring van de Rechten van de Mens (UVRM). Page 1 of 27

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CH-02

Judgment Submission Form

Contact Name: Chelsea Dreher

Contact Email Address: cdreher@ifes.org

Summary: Seats within the National Assembly were apportioned across 10 districts within the 1987 Electoral Law, based on the principle of 'positive discrimination' (which allotted more votes to districts that were lagging behind in development and population growth). In the intervening decades, uneven patterns of population growth across the country contributed to a significant imbalance in the weight of individual votes in determining the make up of the Parliament, disadvantaging urban residents in particular. The Constitutional Court found the district-based seat allotments established in the electoral law were no longer permitted, as they conflicted with select articles of the Constitution and Suriname's commitments under the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights, and the American Convention on Human Rights.

Legal Issue(s)

Electoral Maps and Districting

Applicable Law(s): Constitution; Electoral Law; International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights: American Convention on Human Rights; Universal Declaration of Human Rights;

Region: Americas

Country: United States of America

Court: Constitutional Court

Election Type: Review of law

Date of Decision: Aug 5, 2022

Primary Documents

CH-02-Besluit-CHof-Afschrift-1.pdf
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