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Ujung Iskandar & Bambang Purwanto v. General Election Commission of West Kotawaringin
Jul 15, 2020
Judgment
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?
  • Disputing Results
Indonesia
  • Indonesian
Jun 7, 2010
Quinn Leandro v. Jonas
Jun 20, 2019
Judgment
  • Disputing Results
  • Electoral Administration Irregularities
  • Electoral Integrity
Antigua and Barbuda
  • English
Oct 27, 2010
(Mexico) SCM JDC 0412 2021
Jul 1, 2021
Judgment
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.
  • Gender
  • Quotas
Mexico
  • Spanish
Apr 3, 2021
(Mexico) SM JDC 0167 2021
Jul 1, 2021
Judgment
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.
  • Gender
  • Quotas
Mexico
  • Spanish
Mar 31, 2021
(Mexico) SUP 2020 REC 102 924628
Jul 1, 2021
Judgment
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.”
  • Gender
  • Indigenous Persons
Mexico
  • Spanish
Sep 15, 2020
(Mexico) SX JE 0003 2021
Jun 23, 2021
Judgment
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.
  • Gender
Mexico
  • Spanish
Jan 21, 2021
1- Gamaethige v. Attorney General
Jul 10, 2019
Judgment
Determination on 20th amendment and people's sovereignty
  • Elections as a Fundamental Right
  • EMB Operation
Sri Lanka
  • English
Sep 8, 2017
2- Karunathilaka v. Commissioner of Elections
Jul 10, 2019
Judgment
People's sovereignty
  • Elections as a Fundamental Right
  • EMB Operation
Sri Lanka
  • English
Dec 7, 1998
3- Liyanage v. Commissioner of Elections
Jul 10, 2019
Judgment
Recognition of political parties
  • Party Registration
Sri Lanka
  • English
Dec 17, 2014
5- Centre for Policy Alternatives v. Commissioner of Elections
Jul 10, 2019
Judgment
Filling of vacancies in the membership of provincial councils
  • Candidate Registration
  • Party Registration
Sri Lanka
  • English
Mar 17, 2003
6- Egodaweie v. Commissioner of Elections
Jul 10, 2019
Judgment
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?
  • Disputing Results
  • Elections as a Fundamental Right
  • Electoral Integrity
  • Electoral Violence and Intimidation
Sri Lanka
  • English
Apr 3, 2001
9- Thavaneethan v. Commissioner of Elections
Jul 10, 2019
Judgment
Vote as a fundamental right
  • Disputing Results
  • Electoral Integrity
  • Electoral Violence and Intimidation
Sri Lanka
  • English
Mar 25, 2003
10- Perera v. Senarathe
Jul 12, 2019
Judgment
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.
  • Abuse of State Resources (ASR)
Sri Lanka
  • English
Dec 10, 1999
12- Mendis v. Kumaratunga
Jul 10, 2019
Judgment
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.
  • Abuse of State Resources (ASR)
Sri Lanka
  • English
Jul 31, 2008
13- Nanayakkara v. Choksy (John Keells Case)
Jul 10, 2019
Judgment
  • Abuse of State Resources (ASR)
Sri Lanka
  • English
Jun 26, 2008
14- Attorney General v. Chief Justice
Jul 10, 2019
Judgment
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?
  • Abuse of State Resources (ASR)
  • Civil Procedure
Sri Lanka
  • English
Feb 21, 2014
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
Jun 10, 2020
Judgment
  • Electoral Maps and Districting
  • EMB Operation
Ukraine
  • English
Apr 4, 2012
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
Jun 10, 2020
Judgment
  • Candidate Registration
Ukraine
  • English
Jan 31, 2012
1996 (Gyo Tsu) 28 [Judgment of the Second Petty Bench, partially dismissed, partially quashed, and partially terminated]
Jun 29, 2020
Judgment
Whether denying absentee ballots to voters outside of the country for official ballots is sufficient to dispute the election result.
  • Disputing Results
  • Electoral Integrity
Japan
  • English
May 31, 1996
1999 (Gyo Tsu) 35 [Judgment of the Grant Bench, dismissed by the Supreme Court]
Jun 29, 2020
Judgment
Whether the unequal treatment between independent and political party candidates regarding broadcasting during campaigns was unconstitutional.
  • Electoral Maps and Districting
  • Social Media
Japan
  • English
Oct 19, 1999
2001 (Gyo Tsu) 82 Judgments of the Supreme Court
Jun 29, 2020
Judgment
  • Accessibility
  • Elections as a Fundamental Right
Japan
  • English
Sep 14, 2001
2001 (Gyo Tsu) 233 [Case to Seeking Nullification of the Election]
Jun 29, 2020
Judgment
  • Candidate Registration
Japan
  • English
Dec 18, 2001
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]
Jun 29, 2020
Judgment
Whether the electoral code system, in light of the migration from constituencies, should be declared unconstitutional?
  • Voting Systems (Winner-take-all, proportional, etc.)
Japan
  • English
Sep 17, 2017
2017Hun-Ma813
Sep 14, 2022
Judgment
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.
  • Accessibility
  • Elections as a Fundamental Right
  • Electoral Administration Irregularities
South Korea
  • English
Aug 28, 2020
2018Hun-Ma456
Sep 14, 2022
Judgment
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.
  • Criminal Procedure
  • Social Media
South Korea
  • English
Jan 28, 2021
2019 Presidential Election in Ukraine: Post-Election Report
Jul 22, 2020
Resources
  • Election Dispute Resolution
  • English
Abdel-Razeq v. Ahmed
Jul 6, 2020
Judgment
Where the constituency representation scheme violates the reasonableness standard.
  • Electoral Integrity
  • Electoral Maps and Districting
Egypt
  • English
Mar 15, 2015
Abubakar v. Independent Electoral Commission
Jun 3, 2020
Judgment
Whether the President was not duly elected to his position based upon alleged corruption in the vote counting.
  • Civil Procedure
  • Disputing Results
  • Electoral Integrity
Nigeria
  • English
Nov 5, 2019
Access to Justice and Electoral Integrity: A policy brief of the Electoral Integrity Initiative
Jul 2, 2019
Resources
  • Legal Frameworks
  • English
ACHPR Tanganyika Law Society v. Tanzania
Sep 9, 2020
Resources
  • Regional Jurisprudence
  • Violation of an International Treaty
  • English

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