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Gandhi v. Narain
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Speaker by a letter
from the Chief Secretary to the Lord Lieutenant of Ireland which was read to the
House by the Speaker. The detention of a Member
- Question Presented
- Whether legislative acts passed during the appeals process may be retroactively applied to validate an election currently in the courts.
- Legal Issue(s)
- Disputing Results
- Judicial Independence
- Country
- India
- Language of Decision
- English
- Date of decision
- Jul 11, 1975
- Date added
- Sep 23, 2020
Judgment
Attorney General v. Taylor
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of paying compensation: European Convention on Human
Rights Act 2003 (Republic of Ireland), s 5.
Taylor (CA), above n 4, at [66].
Mandic v Cornwall Park
- Question Presented
- Whether the 2010 Electoral Amendment Act is inconsistent with the Bill of Rights Act due to the provision disenfranchising prisoners
- Legal Issue(s)
- Judicial Independence
- Voter Registration
- Country
- New Zealand
- Language of Decision
- English
- Date of decision
- Nov 9, 2019
- Date added
- Jul 10, 2020
Judgment
Chester v. Secretary of State for Justice
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apart);
(c) is either a Commonwealth citizen or a citizen of the Republic of
Ireland; and
(d) is of voting age (that is, 18 years or over)….”
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Section
- Legal Issue(s)
- Judicial Independence
- Voter Registration
- Country
- United Kingdom
- Language of Decision
- English
- Date of decision
- Oct 16, 2013
- Date added
- Jun 23, 2020
Judgment
Sinnott v. Minister for the Environment
- Question Presented
- Whether the plaintiff's inability to cast a secret ballot based on his visual impairment violated his right to vote.
- Legal Issue(s)
- Elections as a Fundamental Right
- Country
- Ireland
- Language of Decision
- English
- Date of decision
- Mar 30, 2017
- Date added
- Jun 11, 2020
Judgment
Bangladesh 16th amendment ruling
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legislatures
in
Parliament),
Northern
Scotland
Wales
(Wales
Ireland
(Scottish
Assembly)
(Northern
and
Ireland
Assembly): All three bodies can pass primary
legislation
- 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
Quinn Leandro v. Jonas
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section 64 of “An Act for the Regulation of Municipal
Corporations in Ireland” governed the hours of voting in elections.59 It stated,
among other things
- Legal Issue(s)
- Disputing Results
- Electoral Administration Irregularities
- Electoral Integrity
- Country
- Antigua and Barbuda
- Language of Decision
- English
- Date of decision
- Oct 27, 2010
- Date added
- Jun 20, 2019
Judgment
Odinga v. IEBC
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from other jurisdictions, notably
Australia; New Zealand; Canada; the United Kingdom; Ireland; the
Netherlands; India and South Africa, also makes a clear distinction between
- Question Presented
- Which party has the burden of proof to contest an election?
- Legal Issue(s)
- Disputing Results
- Electoral Integrity
- Country
- Kenya
- Language of Decision
- English
- Date of decision
- Sep 1, 2017
- Date added
- Jun 19, 2019
Judgment
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