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Mavedzenge v. Minister of Justice, Legal and Parliamentary Affairs

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Zimbabwe
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Question Presented
Applicant seeks declaration of constitutional invalidity of Electoral Act section 192(6), particularly striking the phrase "approved by the Minister" from the provision. Is the Minister's approval requirement tantamount to the ZEC being subject to his direction and control?
Legal Issue(s)
  • EMB Independence
Country
Zimbabwe
Language of Decision
  • English
Court
Constitutional Court
Date of decision
May 31, 2018
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APDH v. Cote d'Ivoire

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Commission on Human and Peoples’ Rights: Zimbabwe Lawyers for Human Rights & Associated Newspapers of Zimbabwe v Zimbabwe, Communication No 284/2003, 3 April 2009
Question Presented
Whether the composition of the IEC is in conformity with the Constitution.
Legal Issue(s)
  • EMB Independence
  • EMB Operation
Country
Ivory Coast
Language of Decision
  • English
  • French
Court
Supreme Court
Date of decision
Nov 18, 2016
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Timba v. Electoral Commission

Country
Zimbabwe
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Legal Issue(s)
  • Civil Procedure
  • Disputing Results
Country
Zimbabwe
Language of Decision
  • English
Court
Supreme Court
Date of decision
Jan 9, 2014
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Amalgamated Rural Teachers Union of Zimbabwe v. ZANU-PF

Country
Zimbabwe
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Question Presented
Should an interdict be ordered against the respondents for several coercion related activities towards children in schools?
Legal Issue(s)
  • Electoral Violence and Intimidation
Country
Zimbabwe
Language of Decision
  • English
Court
Supreme Court
Date of decision
Jun 28, 2018
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Election Resource Centre v. Charumbira

Country
Zimbabwe
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Question Presented
Is it inappropriate for a tribal leader to make public statements in support of a party?
Legal Issue(s)
  • Candidate Registration
Country
Zimbabwe
Language of Decision
  • English
Court
Supreme Court
Date of decision
May 23, 2018
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Zimbabwe Election Resource Centre Trust v. Zimbabwe Electoral Commission

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The petitioner, the Zimbabwe Election Resource Centre Trust, sought a provisional order for voter rolls
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Question Presented
Whether the Zimbabwe Electoral Commission must furnish voter rolls under the Zimbabwe Constitution.
Legal Issue(s)
  • Vote Form Irregularities
  • Vote Verification and Transmission
Country
Zimbabwe
Language of Decision
  • English
Court
Supreme Court
Date of decision
Jun 6, 2018
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Bangladesh 16th amendment ruling

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politically sensitive cases. Zimbabwe: ‘purged the Since 2000, judiciary, President packed Mugabe the courts has with Zimbabwe African National Union (ZANU-PF)
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Question Presented
Does the 16th amendment, which allows the legislature to remove Supreme Court justices on grounds of incapacity or misconduct, violate the Constitution?
Legal Issue(s)
  • EMB Independence
  • Judicial Independence
Country
Bangladesh
Language of Decision
  • English
Court
Supreme Court
Date of decision
Jul 3, 2017
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Mutharika v. Chilima

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powers of self-government for their benefit.... An election of a President in Zimbabwe is a popular affair, in that every citizen registered on a voters roll
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Question Presented
Whether the standard that candidate must receive a majority of the votes means the highest percentage of votes or over 50%?
Legal Issue(s)
  • Voting Systems (Winner-take-all, proportional, etc.)
Country
Malawi
Language of Decision
  • English
Court
Supreme Court
Date of decision
May 8, 2020
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Safeguarding Health and Elections

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more traditional flexible polyvinyl chloride composites material. In some places, like Zimbabwe, national ID cards are made out of metal. 45 Vendor and Manufacturer
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Legal Issue and/or Topic
  • COVID-19 (Postponement and Accessibility)
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  • English
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Electoral Justice: The International IDEA Handbook

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the use of negotiation and mediation in the cases of Kenya and Zimbabwe to create governments of national unity in order to resolve political-electoral
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Legal Issue and/or Topic
  • Election Dispute Resolution
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  • English
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Safeguarding Health and Elections

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more traditional flexible polyvinyl chloride composites material. In some places, like Zimbabwe, national ID cards are made out of metal. 45 Vendor and Manufacturer
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  • COVID-19 (Postponement and Accessibility)
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  • Serbian
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Cybersecurity in Elections: Developing a Holistic Exposure and Adaptation Testing (HEAT) Process for Election Management Bodies

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in the EMB budget). At the time of writing, the opposition party in Zimbabwe has filed a petition in the Supreme Court seeking to nullify the election
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Legal Issue and/or Topic
  • Electoral Fraud
Language
  • English
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Equal Access: How to Include Persons with Disabilities in Elections and Political Processes

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Executive Director, National Association of Societies for the Care of the Handicapped, Zimbabwe • Alexandria Panehal – United States Agency for International Development/Dominican Republic
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Legal Issue and/or Topic
  • Election Accessibility
Language
  • English
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When Are Elections Good Enough? Validating or Annulling Election Results

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high-profile election results petitions, including in Kenya in 2017 and in Zimbabwe at the time of writing. Developing Threats, Such as Cyberattacks and Disinformation
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Legal Issue and/or Topic
  • Election Annulments
Language
  • English
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Electoral Justice for All: A Practitioner's Guide to Increasing Women's Access to Electoral Justice

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in Elections assessment in Zimbabwe found that police did not document instances of reported sexual assaults and rapes at Zimbabwe African National Union Patriotic
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Legal Issue and/or Topic
  • Election Accessibility
  • Electoral Inclusion
  • Electoral Inclusion
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  • English
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Legal Considerations When Delaying or Adapting Elections

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circumvent the ICCPR guardrails discussed above. For example, emergency measures in Zimbabwe are being introduced via amendments to the health laws, not as part of
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Legal Issue and/or Topic
  • COVID-19 (Postponement and Accessibility)
  • Election Postponement
Language
  • English
  • Ukrainian
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Lessons on Disinformation and Election Disputes

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before a court. In some African jurisdictions (such as Uganda, Zambia, and Zimbabwe), laws dating to European colonization criminalized the spread of loosely defined
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Legal Issue and/or Topic
  • Election Dispute Resolution
  • Judicial Independence
  • Legal Frameworks
Language
  • English
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GUARDE: Guidelines for Understanding, Adjudicating, and Resolving Disputes in Elections

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Democratic Institute for International Affairs (NDI), as a field representative in Zimbabwe and Southeast Asia. He is also a part-time faculty member of the Dispute
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Legal Issue and/or Topic
  • Election Dispute Resolution
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  • English
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Legal Considerations when Delaying or Adapting Elections

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(Bougainville). 31 Election Watch 1-2020 – Suspension of Election Activities, Veritas Zimbabwe (17 травня 2020 р.), адреса: http://www.veritaszim.net/node/4168. 32 Neil Johnston, HC
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Legal Issue and/or Topic
  • Election Postponement
Language
  • Ukrainian
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Ngandu v. Congo

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y afférents. Dans ses décisions dans Zimbabwé Lawyers for Human Rights et Associated Newspapers of Zimbabwé c. Zimbabwé et sa Pagnoulle (pour 25 Mazou) c.
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Legal Issue and/or Topic
  • Regional Jurisprudence
  • Violation of an International Treaty
Language
  • French
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Addressing Election Disputes and Elections Offenses in Zimbabwe

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Addressing Election Disputes and Elections Offenses in Zimbabwe
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Legal Issue and/or Topic
  • Election Dispute Resolution
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  • English
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Human Rights in the Administration of Justice: A Manual on Human Rights for Judges, Prosecutors, and Lawyers

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Federal Bar, the Japan Federation of Bar Associations, the Law Society of Zimbabwe and the Mexican Bar Association. The IBA believes in the fundamental right
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Legal Issue and/or Topic
  • Election Dispute Resolution
Language
  • English
  • Portuguese
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Budding Democracy or Judicialisation: Lessons from Africa’s Emerging Electoral Jurisprudence

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Republic of Zimbabwe Harmonised Election 2018’ October 2018 https;//eeas.europa-eu/ election-obseravtion-mission/eom-zimbabwe-2018_en (accessed 20 February 2020) 1; Zimbabwe Election Support
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Legal Issue and/or Topic
  • Election Annulments
  • Election Dispute Resolution
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  • English
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An Integrated Approach to Election and Conflict

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intimidates or influences participants in the electoral process (e.g., Azerbaijan and Zimbabwe). This range of conflict triggers means facilitating a credible, peaceful electoral process
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Legal Issue and/or Topic
  • Election Dispute Resolution
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  • English
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The Right to Participate in the Government of One's Country in the Context of an Election Held During a Public Health Emergency or a Pandemic, Such as the COVID-19 Crisis, No. 001/2020, Advisory Opinion, African Court on Human and Peoples' Rights [Afr. Ct. H.P.R.] (July 16, 2021).

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with subnational elections postponed in Botswana, Libya, South Africa, Tunisia and Zimbabwe. Postponements varied considerably, from a one-month delay to allow for adjustments
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  • COVID-19 (Postponement and Accessibility)
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  • English
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When Are Elections Good Enough? Validating or Annulling Election Results

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high-profile election results petitions, including in Kenya in 2017 and in Zimbabwe at the time of writing. Developing Threats, Such as Cyberattacks and Disinformation
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  • Election Annulments
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  • English
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