Table 1.2. The contents and organization of this Handbook Means for preventing conflicts Preventive measures Measure Chapter Principal EDR mechanisms Formal resolution processes Resolution Topic National level Electoral justice; electoral rights; kinds of challenges; elements of electoral justice Chapter 2 Chapter 3 Global classification of EDR systems Main principles and guarantees of an EDR system Resolution of electoral challenges Corrective and punitive measures Chapter 4 Basic characteristics of EDR systems Corrective measures Chapter 5 Chapter 6 Chapter 7 Alternative dispute resolution mechanisms Informal resolution processes Voluntary measures Chapter 8 7 1. Introduction 21. Chapter 2 addresses the notion of electoral justice and other related concepts, such as electoral rights and their defence, and the challenges that can arise in the different stages of the electoral cycle, as well as the elements that constitute EJ. Chapter  3 introduces various means for preventing conflicts, and chapter  4 studies the principal electoral dispute resolution (EDR) mechanisms. Chapter 5 puts forward a global classification of EDR systems. Chapter  6 outlines the main principles and guarantees of EDR systems and chapter 7 examines their basic characteristics. Finally, chapter 8 gives an overview of alternative methods of resolving electoral disputes.