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Ujung Iskandar & Bambang Purwanto v. General Election Commission of West Kotawaringin

Question Presented
Whether the Regional General Election Commission (KPU) of West Kotawaringin manipulated the official results “systematically, structurally, and massively” while conducting the vote counting for the regional head election?
Legal Issue(s)
  • Disputing Results
Country
Indonesia
Language of Decision
  • Indonesian
Date of decision
Jun 7, 2010
Judgment

Quinn Leandro v. Jonas

Legal Issue(s)
  • Disputing Results
  • Electoral Administration Irregularities
  • Electoral Integrity
Country
Antigua and Barbuda
Language of Decision
  • English
Date of decision
Oct 27, 2010
Judgment

(Mexico) SCM JDC 0412 2021

Question Presented
Whether there is an obligation among political parties to comply with a candidate quota that included people from the LGBTQIA + community even though there was no legal order or law to do so.
Legal Issue(s)
  • Gender
  • Quotas
Country
Mexico
Language of Decision
  • Spanish
Date of decision
Apr 3, 2021
Judgment

(Mexico) SM JDC 0167 2021

Question Presented
Whether it was incorrect that the request for a citizen's trial that he filed in the initial instance was processed as a complaint, considering that this is the ideal way in which a favorable resolution could be obtained that guarantees the inclusion of members of the LGBTQIA+ community. Whether political parties are obligated to have a quota for candidates that identify as LGBTQIA+ to guarantee their inclusion in the political process.
Legal Issue(s)
  • Gender
  • Quotas
Country
Mexico
Language of Decision
  • Spanish
Date of decision
Mar 31, 2021
Judgment

(Mexico) SUP 2020 REC 102 924628

Question Presented
Whether indigenous customs for men to elect political leaders outweigh the principles of non-discrimination, equality and gender parity, as well as the right of "every woman [...] to a life free of violence, both in the public and private spheres" and to "freely and fully exercise their political rights.”
Legal Issue(s)
  • Gender
  • Indigenous Persons
Country
Mexico
Language of Decision
  • Spanish
Date of decision
Sep 15, 2020
Judgment

(Mexico) SX JE 0003 2021

Question Presented
Whether there were procedural irregularities in the lower court’s decision based on the timeliness of the complaint and lack of notice by the court. Whether evidence from Facebook and WhatsApp demonstrating gender based political violence were illegally obtained and possess the truth and veracity it asserts.
Legal Issue(s)
  • Gender
Country
Mexico
Language of Decision
  • Spanish
Date of decision
Jan 21, 2021
Judgment

1- Gamaethige v. Attorney General

Question Presented
Determination on 20th amendment and people's sovereignty
Legal Issue(s)
  • Elections as a Fundamental Right
  • EMB Operation
Country
Sri Lanka
Language of Decision
  • English
Date of decision
Sep 8, 2017
Judgment

2- Karunathilaka v. Commissioner of Elections

Question Presented
People's sovereignty
Legal Issue(s)
  • Elections as a Fundamental Right
  • EMB Operation
Country
Sri Lanka
Language of Decision
  • English
Date of decision
Dec 7, 1998
Judgment

3- Liyanage v. Commissioner of Elections

Question Presented
Recognition of political parties
Legal Issue(s)
  • Party Registration
Country
Sri Lanka
Language of Decision
  • English
Date of decision
Dec 17, 2014
Judgment

5- Centre for Policy Alternatives v. Commissioner of Elections

Question Presented
Filling of vacancies in the membership of provincial councils
Legal Issue(s)
  • Candidate Registration
  • Party Registration
Country
Sri Lanka
Language of Decision
  • English
Date of decision
Mar 17, 2003
Judgment

6- Egodaweie v. Commissioner of Elections

Question Presented
Did several electoral irregularities and acts of violence at polling stations fall within the scope of section 46A, compelling the respondent to declare those polls null and void?
Legal Issue(s)
  • Disputing Results
  • Elections as a Fundamental Right
  • Electoral Integrity
  • Electoral Violence and Intimidation
Country
Sri Lanka
Language of Decision
  • English
Date of decision
Apr 3, 2001
Judgment

9- Thavaneethan v. Commissioner of Elections

Question Presented
Vote as a fundamental right
Legal Issue(s)
  • Disputing Results
  • Electoral Integrity
  • Electoral Violence and Intimidation
Country
Sri Lanka
Language of Decision
  • English
Date of decision
Mar 25, 2003
Judgment

10- Perera v. Senarathe

Question Presented
The petitioner, an MP, complained that the respondent, also an MP, has illegally entered into contracts with government institutions and seeks a declaration that the respondent's appointment is void.
Legal Issue(s)
  • Abuse of State Resources (ASR)
Country
Sri Lanka
Language of Decision
  • English
Date of decision
Dec 10, 1999
Judgment

12- Mendis v. Kumaratunga

Question Presented
The Petitioners presented their case on the basis of an infringement pertaining to the acquisition of land on the premise that such land would be utilized to serve a public purpose whereas, by this impugned executive or administrative action the land was knowingly, deliberately and manipulatively sold to a private entrepreneur to serve as an exclusive and private golf resort in Sri Lanka, one carrying a membership fee of Rs. 250,000.
Legal Issue(s)
  • Abuse of State Resources (ASR)
Country
Sri Lanka
Language of Decision
  • English
Date of decision
Jul 31, 2008
Judgment

13- Nanayakkara v. Choksy (John Keells Case)

Legal Issue(s)
  • Abuse of State Resources (ASR)
Country
Sri Lanka
Language of Decision
  • English
Date of decision
Jun 26, 2008
Judgment

14- Attorney General v. Chief Justice

Question Presented
Did the Court of Appeal have the power to issue a writ of certiorari with respect to Parliament in the process of impeaching the Chief Justice, who was accused of financial impropriety?
Legal Issue(s)
  • Abuse of State Resources (ASR)
  • Civil Procedure
Country
Sri Lanka
Language of Decision
  • English
Date of decision
Feb 21, 2014
Judgment

59 Members of Parliament of Ukraine on the constitutionality of the provisions of Art.22.2 of the Parliamentary Elections Law of Ukraine concerning the equal allocation of foreign polling stations to all single-member constituencies

Legal Issue(s)
  • Electoral Maps and Districting
  • EMB Operation
Country
Ukraine
Language of Decision
  • English
Date of decision
Apr 4, 2012
Judgment

63 Members of Parliament of Ukraine on the constitutionality of the provisions of Art. 43 of the Parliamentary Elections Law of Ukraine concerning the election deposit

Legal Issue(s)
  • Candidate Registration
Country
Ukraine
Language of Decision
  • English
Date of decision
Jan 31, 2012
Judgment

1996 (Gyo Tsu) 28 [Judgment of the Second Petty Bench, partially dismissed, partially quashed, and partially terminated]

Question Presented
Whether denying absentee ballots to voters outside of the country for official ballots is sufficient to dispute the election result.
Legal Issue(s)
  • Disputing Results
  • Electoral Integrity
Country
Japan
Language of Decision
  • English
Date of decision
May 31, 1996
Judgment

1999 (Gyo Tsu) 35 [Judgment of the Grant Bench, dismissed by the Supreme Court]

Question Presented
Whether the unequal treatment between independent and political party candidates regarding broadcasting during campaigns was unconstitutional.
Legal Issue(s)
  • Electoral Maps and Districting
  • Social Media
Country
Japan
Language of Decision
  • English
Date of decision
Oct 19, 1999
Judgment

2001 (Gyo Tsu) 82 Judgments of the Supreme Court

Legal Issue(s)
  • Accessibility
  • Elections as a Fundamental Right
Country
Japan
Language of Decision
  • English
Date of decision
Sep 14, 2001
Judgment

2001 (Gyo Tsu) 233 [Case to Seeking Nullification of the Election]

Legal Issue(s)
  • Candidate Registration
Country
Japan
Language of Decision
  • English
Date of decision
Dec 18, 2001
Judgment

2017 (Gyo Tsu) 47 [Judgments concerning the constitutionality of the provisions on the apportionment of seats for members (to be elected by constituency) of the House of Councillors stipulated in Article 14 and Appended Table 3 of the Public Offices Election Act]

Question Presented
Whether the electoral code system, in light of the migration from constituencies, should be declared unconstitutional?
Legal Issue(s)
  • Voting Systems (Winner-take-all, proportional, etc.)
Country
Japan
Language of Decision
  • English
Date of decision
Sep 17, 2017
Judgment

2017Hun-Ma813

Question Presented
Whether any of the following alleged acts violate citizens’ constitutional rights to vote or equality under the law: 1) denying a soldier’s request to watch presidential election interviews and debates; 2) requiring election campaign bulletins written in braille to be within the page limits for booklet-type campaign bulletins; and 3) failing to require Korean sign language or captions in all election-related broadcasts.
Legal Issue(s)
  • Accessibility
  • Elections as a Fundamental Right
  • Electoral Administration Irregularities
Country
South Korea
Language of Decision
  • English
Date of decision
Aug 28, 2020
Judgment

2018Hun-Ma456

Question Presented
Whether the Public Official Election Act’s required verification of internet users when they post election-related content online during a campaign violates freedom of expression, freedom of anonymous speech, freedom of the press and the right to informational self-determination.
Legal Issue(s)
  • Criminal Procedure
  • Social Media
Country
South Korea
Language of Decision
  • English
Date of decision
Jan 28, 2021
Judgment

Abdel-Razeq v. Ahmed

Question Presented
Where the constituency representation scheme violates the reasonableness standard.
Legal Issue(s)
  • Electoral Integrity
  • Electoral Maps and Districting
Country
Egypt
Language of Decision
  • English
Date of decision
Mar 15, 2015
Judgment

Abubakar v. Independent Electoral Commission

Question Presented
Whether the President was not duly elected to his position based upon alleged corruption in the vote counting.
Legal Issue(s)
  • Civil Procedure
  • Disputing Results
  • Electoral Integrity
Country
Nigeria
Language of Decision
  • English
Date of decision
Nov 5, 2019
Judgment

Advocate Prem Chandra Rai vs Government of Nepal

Question Presented
Whether Nepali citizens residing abroad should be given the opportunity to vote from the country in which they currently reside. Whether restricted voting rights on Nepali citizens living abroad violates the constitutional right to vote.
Legal Issue(s)
  • Accessibility
  • Elections as a Fundamental Right
  • Out of Country Voting
Country
Nepal
Language of Decision
  • Nepali
Date of decision
Mar 21, 2018
Judgment

Albayda Judgment - Emergency Procedural Ruling

Question Presented
Whether Libyan Constitution Drafting Assembly (“CDA”) members’ procedural change on vote quorum, from requiring 2/3 majority plus one of the entire CDA to 2/3 majority plus one of present members, violated the law.
Country
Libya
Language of Decision
  • Arabic
Date of decision
Dec 19, 2016
Judgment

Albayda Judgment – Ali Tarhouni Case II (2016)

Question Presented
Whether the chairman of the CDA lost his Libyan citizenship and eligibility for office by obtaining American citizenship and marrying a foreigner.
Legal Issue(s)
  • Candidate Registration
Country
Libya
Language of Decision
  • Arabic
Date of decision
Nov 28, 2016
Judgment

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