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The Supreme Court and Electoral Integrity: Challenges and Reflections from Nigeria

In this post, Ozioma Nwadike Esq. reflects on the state of the Nigerian electoral system in light of the anti-reform judicial stance exhibited by the Supreme Court. With reference to some of the Court's recent judgments, Nwadike argues that the progressive steps taken by the legislature to reform the system have been undermined by the Court through its reliance on arcane legal formalism. The implication is that little progress has been made in electoral system reforms since 2007.

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Southern Africa, Constitutional Law Lauren Loxton Southern Africa, Constitutional Law Lauren Loxton

EC v MK: Another triumph of the rule of law or a Pyrrhic victory for the Judiciary?

In this post, Lauren Loxton provides an analysis of the Constitutional Court's recent judgment in Electoral Commission of South Africa v Umkhonto Wesizwe Political Party (EC v MK). She highlights that while this case reveals the importance of judicial decisiveness in electoral matters, it also sheds light on the strain that persistent legal battles from serial litigants such as Jacob Zuma can place on the judicial system.

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Human Rights, Africa, Right to Vote Thuleleni Msomi Human Rights, Africa, Right to Vote Thuleleni Msomi

Right to Vote: Electoral Democracy and Protection of Electoral Integrity in Africa

At the core of a democratic society, states are to adopt such legislative and other measures as may be necessary to ensure that citizens have an effective opportunity to enjoy the right to vote. In this post, Thuleleni engages in a brief comparative analysis of the right to vote in Africa. In addition, she gives us a 101 on electoral democracy, democracy values, and the electoral institutions that ensure these values.

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