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K., B., & S. v. Government Council

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Switzerland
Question Presented
Whether a voter is deprived of their right to vote if they vote for a candidate that has orally withdrawn from the race, but that withdraw is not recognized by the Governor and the candidate’s name appears on the ballot?
Legal Issue(s)
  • Elections as a Fundamental Right
  • Vote Form Irregularities
Country
Switzerland
Language of Decision
  • German
Date of decision
Feb 11, 1987
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Jampen v. State Council

Country
Switzerland
Question Presented
Whether when two distinct constituencies have a single electoral body and drastically different populations, the constituencies must be severed and granted their own electoral bodies.
Legal Issue(s)
  • Elections as a Fundamental Right
  • Electoral Maps and Districting
Country
Switzerland
Language of Decision
  • German
Date of decision
Mar 20, 1963
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Election Dispute Resolution Report 2020

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Liechtenstein, Luxembourg, the Netherlands, Poland, San Marino, Slovak Republic, Slovenia, Switzerland, Ukraine, United Kingdom. 43 Armenia, Brazil, Ireland, Kosovo, Ukraine, Tunisia.
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  • Election Dispute Resolution
  • Legal Frameworks
  • Regional Jurisprudence
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  • English
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Sitaropoulos v. Greece

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several established democracies in western Europe, e.g. Germany, Ireland, Spain, Switzerland ... It was also used, for example, in Bosnia and Herzegovina and the
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  • Election Accessibility
  • Regional Jurisprudence
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  • English
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Grosaru v. Romania

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parliamentary landscape. It may also be useful to point out that in 2005, Switzerland created the possibility of an appeal to the Federal Court (while previously
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  • Regional Jurisprudence
  • Violation of an International Treaty
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  • English
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Staatkundig Gereformeerde Partij v. the Netherlands

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Series A no. 94; Schuler-Zgraggen v. Switzerland, 24 June 1993, § 67, Series A no. 263; Burghartz v. Switzerland, 22 February 1994, § 27, Series A
Question Presented
Whether religiously affiliated parties can exclude women from running as candidates on the grounds that forcing the party to host women candidates violates its freedom of religious expression, as it believes women are unsuited for public office?
Legal Issue(s)
  • Gender
Country
Netherlands
Language of Decision
  • English
Date of decision
Jul 10, 2012
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Lessons on Disinformation and Election Disputes

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constitutes manipulated information, the Council upheld the law as constitutional. In Switzerland, the legal framework does not provide for strict regulations relating to
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  • Election Dispute Resolution
  • Judicial Independence
  • Legal Frameworks
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  • English
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International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights

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SWEDEN: POUR LA SUÈDE: 3a POR SUEOA: TORSTEN NlLSSON 29 September 1967 FOR SWITZERLAND: POUR LA SDBSE: 3a POR SUIZA: VoL 999,1-14668 1976 United Nations —
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  • International Treaty
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In re Magyar Ketfarku Kutya Part v. Hungary

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PÁRT v. HUNGARY JUDGMENT 35 § 31, Series A no. 298, and Bédat v. Switzerland [GC], no. 56925/08, § 58, 29 March 2016). The MKKP’s conduct falls into
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  • Regional Jurisprudence
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  • English
  • French
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An Integrated Approach to Election and Conflict

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those programs at the Department of Peace and Conflict Research at Uppsala University, Switzerland (http://www2.pcr.uu.se/index.htm) and the United States Institute for Peace (USIP). USIP also
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  • Election Dispute Resolution
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  • English
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Access to Justice and Electoral Integrity: A policy brief of the Electoral Integrity Initiative

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ongoing project visit elections.kofiannanfoundation.org P.O.B. 157 | 1211 Geneva 20 | Switzerland Tel: +41 22 919 7520 Fax: +41 22 919 7529 Email: info@kofiannanfoundation.org
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Advocate Prem Chandra Rai vs Government of Nepal

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to the home country through post. Countries like Canada, Norway, Mexico, and Switzerland seem to be using this method. The third method of giving citizens abroad
Question Presented
Whether Nepali citizens residing abroad should be given the opportunity to vote from the country in which they currently reside. Whether restricted voting rights on Nepali citizens living abroad violates the constitutional right to vote.
Legal Issue(s)
  • Accessibility
  • Elections as a Fundamental Right
  • Out of Country Voting
Country
Nepal
Language of Decision
  • Nepali
Date of decision
Mar 21, 2018
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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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practical and effective.”76 The case of S. v. Switzerland In the case of S. v. Switzerland, the applicant complained of a violation of article
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  • Election Dispute Resolution
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  • English
  • Portuguese
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Electoral Justice: The International IDEA Handbook

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Italy, Latvia and Lithuania but not Denmark, the Netherlands, Norway and Switzerland; or (b) subsequent judicial review of decisions by parliament on legislative
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Tanase v. Moldova

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other relevant instruments of international law (for example, Emonet and Others v. Switzerland, no. 39051/03, § 65, 13 December 2007, and Al-Adsani v. the United
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  • Election Accessibility
  • Regional Jurisprudence
  • Violation of an International Treaty
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  • English
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Labita v. Italy

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of respect for individual liberty (see, among other authorities, the W. v. Switzerland judgment of 26 January 1993, Series A no. 254-A, p. 15, § 30). It
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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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21132/05, § 72, ECHR 2008 (extracts), and VgT Verein gegen Tierfabriken v. Switzerland, no. 24699/94, § 75, ECHR 2001-VI). 104. It follows from the constitutional
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  • Regional Jurisprudence
  • Violation of an International Treaty
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  • English
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Chester v. Secretary of State for Justice

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least 18 European countries including Denmark, Finland, Ireland, Spain, Sweden and Switzerland have no restrictions on voting by prisoners. Bulgaria, Estonia, Georgia, Hungary,
Legal Issue(s)
  • Judicial Independence
  • Voter Registration
Country
United Kingdom
Language of Decision
  • English
Date of decision
Oct 16, 2013
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Equal Access: How to Include Persons with Disabilities in Elections and Political Processes

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International USA • Stefan Tromel – Executive Director, International Disability Alliance, Switzerland-based • Yusdiana – Senior Disability Rights Adviser, Indonesia Disabled People’s Association
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  • Election Accessibility
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  • English
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Gandhi v. Narain

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which had not confronted other federations like America, Australia, Candada or Switzerland. These problems had to be solved pragmatically and not by confining
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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