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14- Attorney General v. Chief Justice
Jul 10, 2019
Sep 16, 2020
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
SUP RAP 0749 2017
Jul 16, 2019
Sep 16, 2020
Judgment
The Electoral Tribunal considered that the pre-opening of ballot boxes for the identification of improperly deposited ballots by citizens on Election Day exceeds the attributions of the National Electoral Institute, and trespasses the principles of legislative power, legal certainty and safety, by modifying the scrutiny and count procedure, as well as of the transfer of electoral packages.
  • Vote Form Irregularities
Mexico
  • Spanish
Feb 14, 2018
12- Mendis v. Kumaratunga
Jul 10, 2019
Sep 16, 2020
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
Sep 16, 2020
Judgment
    • Abuse of State Resources (ASR)
    Sri Lanka
    • English
    Jun 26, 2008
    Democratic Alliance v. Electoral Commission
    Jun 3, 2020
    Sep 15, 2020
    Judgment
    Whether the Commission is able to make this determination and implement the enforcement action.
    • EMB Operation
    South Africa
    • English
      Freedom Front Plus v. Electoral Commission of South Africa
      Jun 3, 2020
      Sep 15, 2020
      Judgment
        • EMB Operation
        South Africa
        • English
        Apr 29, 2019
        Union NSW v. New South Wales
        Jun 9, 2020
        Sep 16, 2020
        Judgment
        Whether Election Code s 96D, and 95G6 are inconsistent with the Australia Constitution.
        • Campaign Finance
        Australia
        • English
        Dec 13, 2013
        SUP RAP 0042 2018
        Jul 16, 2019
        Sep 16, 2020
        Judgment
          • Electronic Voting
          Mexico
          • Spanish
          Mar 22, 2018
          Shura Council Speaker request for constitutional review of the draft law regulating the exercise of political rights.
          Jul 6, 2020
          Aug 5, 2021
          Judgment
          Whether the draft law adheres to the current constitutional political protections.
          • Accessibility
          • Vote Verification and Transmission
          Egypt
          • English
          May 26, 2013
          Chester v. Secretary of State for Justice
          Jun 23, 2020
          Oct 14, 2020
          Judgment
            • Judicial Independence
            • Voter Registration
            United Kingdom
            • English
            Oct 16, 2013
            Attorney General v. Taylor
            Jul 10, 2020
            Oct 14, 2020
            Judgment
            Whether the 2010 Electoral Amendment Act is inconsistent with the Bill of Rights Act due to the provision disenfranchising prisoners
            • Judicial Independence
            • Voter Registration
            New Zealand
            • English
            Nov 9, 2019
            In re Representation of People Act and the September 7, 2015 Elections.
            Jul 10, 2020
            Nov 4, 2020
            Judgment
            Whether the potential for Chief Justice bias is sufficient to overturn the dismissal of a petition challenging election results.
            • Civil Procedure
            • Electoral Integrity
            • Judicial Independence
            Trinidad and Tobago
            • English
            Feb 6, 2020
            In re Valdes
            Jul 13, 2020
            Oct 14, 2020
            Judgment
            Whether a judicial election taking place after a newly election procedure was passed, but initiated before has ground for annulment.
            • Electoral Administration Irregularities
            • Judicial Independence
            Colombia
            • Spanish
            Feb 23, 2017
            Western Native Voice v. Stapleton
            Oct 9, 2020
            Oct 15, 2020
            Judgment
            Whether the Ballot Interference Prevention Act violates the Plaintiff’s right to vote, right to free speech, right to association, and due process.
            • Elections as a Fundamental Right
            • Indigenous Persons
            • Vote Verification and Transmission
            United States of America
            • English
            Sep 25, 2020
            National Elections Commission v. Siebo
            Sep 16, 2020
            Sep 16, 2020
            Judgment
            Whether the respondent lost his right to appeal the Review Panel rejection of his application when he failed to meet the Election Commission’s deadline.
            • Candidate Registration
            • Civil Procedure
            Liberia
            • English
            Sep 19, 2017
            Chiafalo v. Washington
            Sep 17, 2020
            Sep 17, 2020
            Judgment
            Whether a pledge requirement and sanction violates the Electors Constitutional right to pledge electoral votes regardless of voter preference?
            • Elections as a Fundamental Right
            United States of America
            • English
            Jul 6, 2020
            Hong Kong Police Force v. Electoral Affairs Commission
            Jul 24, 2020
            Sep 16, 2020
            Judgment
            Whether a publicly accessible voter list violates the right to privacy?
            • Voter Registration
            Hong Kong
            • English
            May 5, 2020
            Wendenberg v. Netherlands
            Jul 24, 2020
            Nov 6, 2020
            Judgment
            Whether an electoral bribe must be for the amount promised in order to be a criminal offense.
            • Criminal Procedure
            • Electoral Integrity
            Netherlands
            • Dutch
            Apr 9, 2019
            2018Hun-Ma551
            Nov 1, 2024
            Nov 1, 2024
            Judgment
            Whether prohibiting elementary and secondary schoolteachers from establishing and joining political parties unreasonably infringes on their right to freedom of association. Whether the ban on elementary and secondary schoolteachers creating or being members of “other political organizations” as stated in Article 65(1) of the State Public Officials Act is clear and meets the balancing test set up by the court to justify a restriction on political rights.
            • Freedom of association and assembly
            • Voters' Rights
            South Korea
            • English
            Apr 23, 2020
            CH-02
            Apr 28, 2025
            Apr 28, 2025
            Judgment Submission Form
            • Electoral Maps and Districting
            United States of America
            Aug 5, 2022
            CH-02
            Apr 30, 2025
            Apr 30, 2025
            Judgment
            Are elements of the national electoral code that define allotment of legislative seats across the country's 10 districts (based off population patterns and anticipated growth in 1987) in conflict with the Constitution, the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights, the American Convention of Human Rights, and the Universal Declaration of Human Rights?
            • Electoral Maps and Districting
            Suriname
            • Dutch
            Aug 5, 2022
            Mavedzenge v. Minister of Justice, Legal and Parliamentary Affairs
            Jul 16, 2019
            Sep 16, 2020
            Judgment
            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?
            • EMB Independence
            Zimbabwe
            • English
            May 31, 2018
            In re Sixty-two deputies of the Group Popular Parliamentary of Congress
            Jun 9, 2020
            Sep 15, 2020
            Judgment
            Whether Spain's gender quotas violate the Spanish Constitution (art. 3.7, 20.4-7)
            • Gender
            • Quotas
            Spain
            • Spanish
            Feb 13, 2009
            Presidential Petition on Local Government Council Election Act Amendment
            Jun 20, 2019
            Sep 16, 2020
            Judgment
            Is the Local Government Council Election Act Amendment unconstitutional?
            • Electronic Voting
            Estonia
            • English
            Sep 1, 2005
            Décision n° 2001 445 DC du 19 juin 2001 Conseil constitutionnel
            Jul 25, 2019
            Sep 16, 2020
            Judgment
            Whether section 33 of the French Institutional Act violates the Constitution.
            • Gender
            France
            • English
            • French
            Jun 19, 2001
            Décision n° 98 407 DC du 14 janvier 1999 Conseil constitutionnel
            Jul 25, 2019
            Sep 16, 2020
            Judgment
            Whether the Electoral Code provision requiring parity between male and female candidates violates the French Constitution?
            • Candidate Registration
            • Gender
            France
            • English
            • French
            Jan 14, 1999
            APDH v. Cote d'Ivoire
            Aug 1, 2019
            Sep 16, 2020
            Judgment
            Whether the composition of the IEC is in conformity with the Constitution.
            • EMB Independence
            • EMB Operation
            Ivory Coast
            • English
            • French
            Nov 18, 2016
            My Vote Counts NPC v. Minister of Justice and Correctional Services
            Jun 28, 2019
            Sep 15, 2020
            Judgment
            Is the current Promotion of Access to Information Act unconstitutional?
            • Campaign Finance
            South Africa
            • English
            Jun 21, 2018
            Raatsin for the Declaration of Invalidity of the Voting Results of the Riigikogu Elections of 2011
            Jun 26, 2020
            Sep 16, 2020
            Judgment
              • Elections as a Fundamental Right
              • Electronic Voting
              Estonia
              • English
              Mar 23, 2011
              New Nation Movement NPC and Others v President of the Republic of South Africa
              Jun 11, 2020
              Sep 15, 2020
              Judgment
              Whether the requirement of political party membership for candidate eligibility is constitutional.
              • Candidate Registration
              South Africa
              • English
              Jun 11, 2020

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