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Jupica vs Nec

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Liberia
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Question Presented
Whether the postponement of the Liberian elections to a date when the Ebola threat was still ongoing was unconstitutional?
Legal Issue(s)
  • Electoral Administration Irregularities
  • EMB Independence
  • Health Concerns & Election Administration
Country
Liberia
Language of Decision
  • English
Date of decision
Jan 13, 2016
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National Elections Commission v. Siebo

Country
Liberia
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Question Presented
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.
Legal Issue(s)
  • Candidate Registration
  • Civil Procedure
Country
Liberia
Language of Decision
  • English
Date of decision
Sep 19, 2017
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Karnwea v. National Elections Commission

Country
Liberia
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Question Presented
Whether an investigation is necessary to prohibit a candidate from running when they allegedly do not meet the qualifications? Whether the Election Commission may go beyond the statutorily prescribed penalties for not meeting a qualification?
Legal Issue(s)
  • Candidate Registration
  • Civil Procedure
  • EMB Independence
Country
Liberia
Language of Decision
  • English
Date of decision
Jul 20, 2017
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National Elections Commission v. Brumskine

Country
Liberia
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Question Presented
Should elections be annulled when there were late openings of polls, changes of polling stations, inaccurate voter registration lists, and an absence of queue controllers?
Legal Issue(s)
  • Disputing Results
  • Electoral Integrity
  • Voter Registration
Country
Liberia
Language of Decision
  • English
Date of decision
Dec 7, 2017
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GUARDE: Directrices para la comprension y resolucion de conflictos electorales

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 trimestral  -­‐  Liberia:  Programa  de  empoderamiento  de  los   partidos  políticos  5  (2005)  [en  lo  sucesivo,  el  Informe  de  CEPPS/IRI  sobre  Liberia],  disponible
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Legal Issue and/or Topic
  • Election Dispute Resolution
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  • Spanish
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International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights

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: POUR LE LESOTHO: 3a Jlecoio: POR LESOTHO: FOR LIBERIA: POUR LE LIBÉRIA: *Utï»3£: 3a JIn6epHH>: POR LIBERIA: NATHAN BARNES 18th April 1967 FOR LIBYA: POUR
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  • International Treaty
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  • English
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The Right to Participate in the Government of One's Country in the Context of an Election Held During a Public Health Emergency or a Pandemic, Such as the COVID-19 Crisis, No. 001/2020, Advisory Opinion, African Court on Human and Peoples' Rights [Afr. Ct. H.P.R.] (July 16, 2021).

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Central African Republic, Côte d’Ivoire, Egypt, Ghana, Guinea, Guinea Bissau, Kenya, Liberia, Malawi, Mali, Niger, Nigeria, Seychelles, Tanzania, Togo and Uganda at the
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  • COVID-19 (Postponement and Accessibility)
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  • English
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Election Investigations Guidebook

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Moldova No. 81/667 of July 12, 1997, art. 65–68 (Moldova); Election Comm’n of Liberia, Complaints Regulations ¶ 6 (2005); Haiti Const. art. 183 (2005); Law No.
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Legal Issue and/or Topic
  • Election Dispute Resolution
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  • English
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Safeguarding Health and Elections

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successful elections, such as the U.S. during the Spanish flu pandemic in 1918,8 Liberia during the Ebola outbreak of 20149 and, very recently, South Korea during
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  • COVID-19 (Postponement and Accessibility)
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  • English
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GUARDE: Guidelines for Understanding, Adjudicating, and Resolving Disputes in Elections

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08]] Republican Institute, Quarterly Report- Liberia: Political Party Empowerment Program 5 (2005) [hereinafter CEPPS/IRI Liberia Report], available at http://pdf.dec. org/pdf_docs/PDACF452
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Legal Issue and/or Topic
  • Election Dispute Resolution
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  • English
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When Are Elections Good Enough? Validating or Annulling Election Results

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arde_final_publication_0.pdf. 63 “Liberia court authorises presidential runoff with conditions,” The Punch newspaper, December 7, 2017, https://punchng.com/liberia-court-authorises-presidential-runoff-with-conditions/
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Legal Issue and/or Topic
  • Election Annulments
Language
  • English
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When Are Elections Good Enough? Validating or Annulling Election Results

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arde_final_publication_0.pdf. 63 “Liberia court authorises presidential runoff with conditions,” The Punch newspaper, December 7, 2017, https://punchng.com/liberia-court-authorises-presidential-runoff-with-conditions/
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Legal Issue and/or Topic
  • Election Annulments
Language
  • English
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African Charter on Human and Peoples' Rights

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Heads of State and Government at its Sixteenth Ordinary Session held in Monrovia, Liberia, from 17 to 20 July 1979 on the preparation of a "preliminary draft on an
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Legal Issue and/or Topic
  • International Treaty
Language
  • English
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The Hierarchy of Laws: Understanding and Implementing the Legal Frameworks that Govern Elections

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changes require a very high proportion of approval by state legislatures. In Liberia, a two-thirds referendum majority is needed for amendments, and in 2011 three
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Legal Issue and/or Topic
  • Electoral Fraud
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  • English
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Appeals declared by the Political Party "Dignity and Truth Platform" and the electoral candidate Andrei Năstase, by Political Party "Party of Socialists of the Republic of Moldova" and by the Electoral Council of the Chisinau Municipal Electoral District No. 1

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Chişinău, voință care constituie baza puterii de stat, fiind exprimată prin alegeri libere și directe. Statul trebuie să garanteze exprimarea voinţei cetăţenilor prin apărarea principiilor
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Question Presented
Whether the 2018 mayoral election in Chisinau were appropriately annulled due to violations of the electoral silence period on election day.
Legal Issue(s)
  • Disputing Results
  • Social Media
Country
Moldova
Language of Decision
  • Romanian
Date of decision
Jun 25, 2018
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The Resolution of Election Disputes: Legal Principles That Control Election Challenges

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book grew out of a series of seminars that were presented in Monrovia, Liberia, in late July, 2005. In the seminars, United States state court decisions
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Legal Issue and/or Topic
  • Election Dispute Resolution
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  • English
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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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different mechanism was therefore needed for their implementation.21 According to Liberia, it 13 GAOR, sixth session, 1951-1952, Third Committee, doc. A/C.3/SR.365,
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Legal Issue and/or Topic
  • Election Dispute Resolution
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  • English
  • Portuguese
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