International Foundation for Electoral Systems
Contents
Acronyms ...................................................................................................................................................... 3
I.
Executive Summary .............................................................................................................................. 5
II.
Introduction .......................................................................................................................................... 8
III.
Procedural Justice and Open Justice in Electoral Disputes................................................................. 10
Procedural Justice Principles..................................................................................................... 10
Open Justice Principles ............................................................................................................. 11
Procedural Justice and Open Justice in Practice ....................................................................... 12
IV. Management of Election Disputes and Violations ............................................................................. 13
Rules of Procedure .................................................................................................................... 13
Managing Election Cases .......................................................................................................... 14
Case Management Systems and Platforms............................................................................... 15
V.
Protecting Procedural Justice and Open Justice in Election Cases ..................................................... 22
Fairness ..................................................................................................................................... 22
Efficiency ................................................................................................................................... 28
Effectiveness ............................................................................................................................. 31
Transparency............................................................................................................................. 35
VI. Conclusions ......................................................................................................................................... 39
ANNEX I.
Case Management Recommendations Checklist.................................................................... 41
ANNEX II.
Example Specifications for an EMB EDR Case Management Platform ................................... 42
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