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Nmalamuwomu v. Shadrack

Procedural history
Services Party) challenged the election of First Respondent Shadrack (candidate for the Leaders Party of Vanuatu
Question Presented
Whether the filing deadline for an election petition alleging vote buying made up to and on polling day runs for 21 days after the alleged payment,, or 21 days after the election result is released in the Official Gazette?.
Legal Issue(s)
  • Deadline(s)
  • Disputing Results
  • Electoral Integrity
Country
Vanuatu
Date of decision
Jun 24, 2020
Date added
Jan 31, 2024
Judgment

Barthelemy v. President of the Republic of Vanuatu

Procedural history
respectively) alleging that the dissolution breached their rights as MPs under the Constitution of Vanuatu
Question Presented
(1) Was the Council of Minister’s advice to the President to dissolve Parliament while there was a pending motion of no confidence by members of parliament a violation of the Constitution? (2) If so, was the dissolution of parliament by President void? (3) Does the Supreme Court have jurisdiction to hear constitutional writ petitions relating to the dissolution of parliament?
Legal Issue(s)
  • Conflict of Interests
  • Improper Practices
Country
Vanuatu
Date of decision
Sep 9, 2022
Date added
Jan 31, 2024
Judgment

Lessons on Disinformation and Election Disputes

Document contents
37. 30 Op. cit., UNHCR Special Rapporteur p. 11. 31 For instance, Vanuatu and Tonga adopted new criminal defamation laws in 2021, contrary to good
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Legal Issue and/or Topic
  • Election Dispute Resolution
  • Judicial Independence
  • Legal Frameworks
Language
  • English
Date added
Nov 7, 2023
Resources

Manuel de Capitalisation des Bonnes Pratiques en Matière de Contentieux Électoral dans l'Espace Francophone

Document contents
Tomé-et-Principe • Sénégal • Seychelles • Suisse • Tchad • Togo • Tunisie • Vanuatu • Vietnam • Fédération Wallonie-Bruxelles 26 observateurs Argentine • Autriche • Bosnie-Herzégovine
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Legal Issue and/or Topic
  • Election Dispute Resolution
Language
  • French
Date added
Dec 22, 2021
Resources

Human Rights in the Administration of Justice: A Manual on Human Rights for Judges, Prosecutors, and Lawyers

Document contents
children born out of wedlock” in Bulgaria.17 ***** 14 See e.g. as to Vanuatu, in UN doc. CRC/C/90, Report on the twenty-second session (1999), para
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Legal Issue and/or Topic
  • Election Dispute Resolution
Language
  • English
  • Portuguese
Date added
Jul 17, 2020
Resources

Bangladesh 16th amendment ruling

Document contents
Cyprus, Mozambique, Namibia, Nigeria, Rwanda, Pakistan, Swaziland, Tonga and Vanuatu. (d) In two holding further certain jurisdictions, senior Judges positions
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
Date of decision
Jul 3, 2017
Date added
Jul 8, 2019
Judgment

Electoral Justice: The International IDEA Handbook

Document contents
Uzbekistan and Vanuatu are entrusted to the Supreme Court – in Japan and Kyrgyzstan on appeal but in South Korea, Uzbekistan and Vanuatu directly. 176.
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Legal Issue and/or Topic
  • Election Dispute Resolution
Language
  • English
Date added
Jul 2, 2019
Resources

James v. Speaker of the House of Assembly

Document contents
to be that, this does not arise based on the Court of Appeal of Vanuatu in the Korman –v- Natapei24 case, that in circumstances such as this, where
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Legal Issue and/or Topic
  • Election Annulments
  • Election Dispute Resolution
  • Regional Jurisprudence
Language
  • English
Date added
Jun 20, 2019
Resources

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