Issue
Transparent Dispute Resolution Process
Election Parts
Criteria
- The state proactively put in the public domain government information of public interest
- Complaints processes were transparent, and the opportunity to present evidence in support of a complaint existed
- Parties to the complaints had access to factual information regarding the alleged violations
- Potential complainants were informed of the means of filing a complaint and the timeframe of its resolution
- The judgments, findings, and evidence of judicial proceedings, and legal reasoning for judgments, were made public
- Transparency and access to information were respected during the dispute resolution process
Summaries
- Everyone has the right to seek and receive information.
- Access to information may be restricted only in limited cases, including in the interest of national security.
- Access to information may be restricted only in limited cases, including in the interest of territorial integrity.
- Access to information may be restricted only in limited cases, including in the interest of public safety.
- Access to information may be restricted only in limited cases, including in the interest of protecting the reputation and rights of others.
- Access to information may be restricted only in limited cases, including in the interest of protecting personal data.
- Access to information may be restricted only in limited cases, including in the interest of maintaining the authority and impartiality of the judiciary.
- Access to information may be restricted only in limited cases, including in the interest of preventing crime or disorder.
- Access to information may be restricted only in limited cases, including in the interest of preventing the disclosure of information received in confidence.
- Access to information may be restricted only in limited cases, including when an expression seeks to destroy other established rights.
- Proceedings on complaints and appeals must be transparent.
- The opportunity should exist to present evidence in support of a complaint.
- The participation of observers, citizen and international, may enhance all aspects of the electoral process.
- Complainants should be informed of the means by which to file a complaint and the timeframe for its resolution.
- The judgment, findings, and evidence of judicial proceedings and legal reasoning of the judgment must be made public except in cases involving juveniles and/or matrimonial disputes.
- An effective remedy requires access to the factual information concerning the violations.
- States should proactively put in the public domain government information of public interest.