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Sinnott v. Minister for the Environment

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Ireland
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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
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Election Dispute Resolution Report 2020

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Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Georgia, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Iceland, Ireland, Italy, Latvia, Liechtenstein, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Malta, Montenegro, the Netherlands, North
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  • Election Dispute Resolution
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  • Regional Jurisprudence
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  • English
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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
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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
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International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights

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Union of Soviet Socialist Republics, United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland and United States of America. For the texts of the said declarations, see No.
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  • International Treaty
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  • English
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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)….” Page 4 Section
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Legal Issue(s)
  • Judicial Independence
  • Voter Registration
Country
United Kingdom
Language of Decision
  • English
Date of decision
Oct 16, 2013
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Human Rights in the Administration of Justice: A Manual on Human Rights for Judges, Prosecutors, and Lawyers

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activities in Northern Ireland by the IRA and various associated groups, operating from the territory of the Republic of Ireland”.67 Seventeen years later
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  • Election Dispute Resolution
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  • English
  • Portuguese
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Equal Access: How to Include Persons with Disabilities in Elections and Political Processes

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Guatemala43 Good Practice Down Syndrome Ireland launched the My Opinion, My Vote project in six countries – Ireland, Italy, Malta, Hungary, Spain and Denmark
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  • Election Accessibility
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  • English
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Sitaropoulos v. Greece

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is permitted in several established democracies in western Europe, e.g. Germany, Ireland, Spain, Switzerland ... It was also used, for example, in Bosnia and
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  • Election Accessibility
  • Regional Jurisprudence
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  • English
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Guide to Article 3 of Protocol No. 1 to the European Convention on Human Rights

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observance by the States of the engagements undertaken by them as Contracting Parties (Ireland v. the United Kingdom, 18 January 1978, § 154, Series A no. 25, and, more
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In re Magyar Ketfarku Kutya Part v. Hungary

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these conditions are satisfied (see, among many other authorities, McFarlane v. Ireland [GC], no. 31333/06, § 107, 10 September 2010; Vučković and Others v. Serbia
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Incal v. Turkey

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problems linked to the prevention of terrorism (see, among other authorities, the Ireland v. the United Kingdom judgment of 18 January 1978, Series A no. 25,
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  • Regional Jurisprudence
  • Violation of an International Treaty
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  • English
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Measuring Effective Remedies for Fraud and Administrative Malpractice

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has already occurred a remedy should still be provided. In McFarlane v Ireland the Court held that Article 13 allows a State to choose between a
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  • Electoral Fraud
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  • English
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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
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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
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Yumak & Sadak v. Turkey

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in Europe. By way of example, Bulgaria, the Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia, Ireland, Luxembourg, Malta, Moldova, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Russia, Spain, Sweden
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Labita v. Italy

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concordant inferences or of similar unrebutted presumptions of fact (see the Ireland v. the United Kingdom judgment of 18 January 1978, Series A no. 25,
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  • Regional Jurisprudence
  • Violation of an International Treaty
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  • English
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Tanase v. Moldova

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13378/05, §§ 33 and 34, ECHR 2008; Open Door and Dublin Well Woman v. Ireland, 29 October 1992, § 44, Series A no. 246-A; and Klass and Others,
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  • Election Accessibility
  • Regional Jurisprudence
  • Violation of an International Treaty
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  • English
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Communist Party of Russia v. Russia

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restrictions on reporting on a particular political movement (Purcell and Others v. Ireland, no. 15404/89, 16 April 1991), or impossibility for nationals living abroad
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  • Regional Jurisprudence
  • Violation of an International Treaty
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  • English
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Iskra v. Russia

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immediate and powerful effect than print media (see Purcell and Others v. Ireland, no. 15404/89, Commission decision of 16 April 1991, Decisions and Reports
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  • Regional Jurisprudence
  • Violation of an International Treaty
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  • English
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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
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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
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Zdanoka v. Latvia

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rights from persons convicted of serious or financial crimes (see Holland v. Ireland, no. 24827/94, Commission decision of 14 April 1998, DR 93-A, p. 15,
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  • Regional Jurisprudence
  • Violation of an International Treaty
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  • English
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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
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Electoral Justice: The International IDEA Handbook

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court as EDRB Article 35 of the Constitution of the Republic of Ireland: ‘All judges shall be independent in the exercise of their judicial
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  • Election Dispute Resolution
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  • English
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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
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