Issue
The Legal Framework and the Media
Election Parts
Criteria
Summaries
- All are equal before the law, and laws should be equally enforced.
- Laws must be consistent with international human rights.
- States should take measures to promote the principles of the rule of law.
- Laws and procedures must not be arbitrarily applied.
- While no electoral system is prescribed by international law, the system chosen must be consistent with international obligations and should be clearly stated in law.