Africa’s litigated democracy
The fact that African opposition parties increasingly turn to the courts when they lose elections indicates that perceptions of judicial independence are improving. But frequent recourse to the courts can undermine trust in the electoral process and indicates that basic democratic mechanisms are not...
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| author | Baulch, Bob Resnick, Danielle |
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| description | The fact that African opposition parties increasingly turn to the courts when they lose elections indicates that perceptions of judicial independence are improving. But frequent recourse to the courts can undermine trust in the electoral process and indicates that basic democratic mechanisms are not functioning properly. |
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| spelling | CGSpace1420462024-10-25T08:04:21Z Africa’s litigated democracy Baulch, Bob Resnick, Danielle courts democracy judicial separation governance The fact that African opposition parties increasingly turn to the courts when they lose elections indicates that perceptions of judicial independence are improving. But frequent recourse to the courts can undermine trust in the electoral process and indicates that basic democratic mechanisms are not functioning properly. 2020-02-27 2024-05-22T12:09:52Z 2024-05-22T12:09:52Z Opinion Piece https://hdl.handle.net/10568/142046 en Open Access Baulch, Bob; and Resnick, Danielle. 2020. Africa’s litigated democracy. Project Syndicate. First published online on February 27, 2020. https://www.project-syndicate.org/commentary/africa-presidential-election-reruns-four-lessons-by-bob-baulch-and-danielle-resnick-2020-02 |
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| title | Africa’s litigated democracy |
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