Lessons on the Use of Technology in Elections
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from legislation that provides for the optional
use of technology by the EMB (Nigeria), 13 laws requiring a paper trail (some U.S. states), to mandatory requirements
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Lessons on Disinformation and Election Disputes
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July 18). Nigeria: Revisiting Nigeria’s Legal Framework On Hate
Speech And Fake News Post 2023 General Elections. Mondaq. In recent years, Nigeria has grappled
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Alternative Dispute Resolution in Elections: Practitioner Brief
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countries in Africa: Zambia, Malawi, and Nigeria have rolled out mediation initiatives by their election
commissions and in Nigeria there is a growing push for ADR
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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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d’Ivoire, Egypt, Ghana,
Guinea, Guinea Bissau, Kenya, Liberia, Malawi, Mali, Niger, Nigeria, Seychelles,
Tanzania, Togo and Uganda at the national level.”
62. Citing several
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Budding Democracy or Judicialisation: Lessons from Africa’s Emerging Electoral Jurisprudence
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& M Simati ‘The Role of the Courts in Mitigating Election Violence in Nigeria’ (2019) 38 Cadernos de Estudos Africanos [Online]. <https://journals.openedition.org/cea/
pdf/4407>
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Election Investigations Guidebook
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Prosecution of Electoral Offenders in Nigeria: Challenges and Possibilities 2 (2013),
http://library.fes.de/pdf-files/bueros/nigeria/10405.pdf; Nigeria: Pass Bill to Prosecute Electoral
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ACHPR Tanganyika Law Society v. Tanzania
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130/94, 152/96
(Consolidated Communications) Media Rights Agenda and others v
Nigeria Fourteenth Activity Report (2000-2001) and Communication No
255/2002 Gareth Anver Prince
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Ngandu v. Congo
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Social and Economic Rights Action Center et
Center for Economic and Social Rights c. Nigéria Communication 155/96 (2001) AHRLR 60
(ACHPR 2001) et Union Interafricaine des Droits
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Jupica vs Nec
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of the spread of the virus into
other West African Countries—Sierra Leone and Nigeria. By August, 2014, what started in one
county in Liberia had reached all fifteen
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An Integrated Approach to Election and Conflict
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led
field projects in Bangladesh, East Timor, Guyana, Kyrgyzstan, Maldives, Nepal, Nigeria, and Senegal. She is the
author of “Merging Conflict Management with Electoral
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The Resolution of Election Disputes: Legal Principles That Control Election Challenges
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lawyers, judges, political parties, civil society media
and election officials in Nigeria, and authored the publication, The Resolution of Election Disputes: Legal Principles
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When Are Elections Good Enough? Validating or Annulling Election Results
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conduct by the winning candidate must be proven to the
highest standard. Nigeria applies the reasonable doubt standard even in civil actions if the civil
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International Standards for the Independence of the Judiciary
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Commission in Human and Peoples’ Rights, decision of May 2001,
Communication 218/98 (Nigeria), para 44.
77
Special Rapporteur’s Mission to Peru, 1998, E/CN.4/1998/39/Add.1, 19
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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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be released”.114
In the case of Huri-Laws against Nigeria, the Commission therefore concluded
that Nigeria had violated both articles 7(1)(d) and 26 by
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Re Culleton
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Nigeria
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Mutharika v. Chilima
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v
Mnangagwa and Twenty Four Others CCZ 42/18; of the Supreme Court of Nigeria in
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Abubakar v Yar’adua [2009] ALL F WLR (PT. 457) ISC; of the
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Chilima v. Mutharika (lower court decision)
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omissions on their part. The Attorney General
cited authorities from Canada, Nigeria, Ghana and Uganda where the courts relented and
sympathised with Electoral
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Tanganyika Law Society v. Tanzania
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Communications No 105/93, 128/
94, 130/94, 152/96) Media Rights Agenda and others v Nigeria
Fourteenth Activity Report (2000-2001) and Communication No 255/
2002 Gareth Anver
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Unfair Advantage: The Abuse of State Resources in Elections
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on Gifts
EU EOM, Final Report: Federal Republic of Nigeria 20-21 (2015) [hereinafter EU EOM Nigeria Final Report].
A bonus was later given to public employees
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International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights
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POUR LE NIGER :
3a Harep:
POH EL NIGER:
FOR NIGERIA:
POUR LA NIGERIA :
3a
POR NIGERIA :
FOR NORWAY:
POUR LA NORVÈGE:
3a HopBernio:
POR NORUEGA:
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Bangladesh 16th amendment ruling
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Leone, South Africa,
Sri Lanka, Tuvalu and the United Kingdom.
In
Nigeria
certain
and
Rwanda,
positions
parliamentary
removal,
Judges
are
but
who
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GUARDE: Guidelines for Understanding, Adjudicating, and Resolving Disputes in Elections
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adjudication of complaints in Nigeria, the successes should
be highlighted. The improvement of the complaints adjudication process in
Nigeria has had a clear positive
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GUARDE: Directrices para la comprension y resolucion de conflictos electorales
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adjudicación de quejas en Nigeria, se deberían resaltar
los logros. La mejora del proceso de adjudicación de quejas en Nigeria tiene un impacto positivo
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Scrutiny in Electoral Disputes: A Kenyan Judicial Perspective
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be
overemphasized.32
As is the case in many other jurisdictions such as Australia,33 Nigeria,34
Pakistan,35 South Africa,36 and Tanzania,37 upon completion of the
registration of voters
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The Hierarchy of Laws: Understanding and Implementing the Legal Frameworks that Govern Elections
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codes of conduct
for different groups of electoral
stakeholders (e.g., Pakistan and
Nigeria). Regardless of the model
chosen, it is a best practice that the
conduct
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Election Audits: International Principles that Protect Election Integrity
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edu/humanrts/instree/z1afchar.htm [hereinafter African Charter]; Constitutional Rights Project
v. Nigeria, African Comm’n on Human and Peoples' Rights, Comm. No. 60/91 (1995) available
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