Summary
States must enforce a remedy when granted.
Obligations
Election Parts
Issues
- The Right to an Effective Remedy, Including Challenging Election Results
- Right to an Effective Remedy for Electoral Management Body Actions
- Right to an Effective Remedy
- Right to an Effective Remedy and the Media
- Right to an Effective Remedy and Vote Counting and Tabulation
- Right to an Effective Remedy and Voter Education
Criteria
- An effective and timely remedy was available for all citizens for violations of their rights throughout the electoral process
- An effective (timely and enforceable) remedy was available for all violations of their fundamental rights
- There was an effective means of seeking redress for violations concerning boundary delimitation and the electoral system
- The legal framework provided citizens with an effective (timely and enforceable) remedy throughout the electoral process
- A system to file complaints related to the media was available for all citizens
- The right to remedy was protected throughout the process
- There was a timely and effective means of seeking redress for violations of rights, including regarding voter education
Quotes
- The States Parties undertake: a. to ensure that any person claiming such remedy shall have his rights determined by the competent authority provided for by the legal system of the state; b. to develop the possibilities of judicial remedy; and c. to ensure that the competent authorities shall enforce such remedies when granted.
- Each State Party to the present covenant undertakes : (a) to ensure that any person whose rights or freedoms are herein recognized as violated shall have an effective remedy, not withstanding that the violation has been committed by persons acting in an official capacity; (b) to ensure that any person claiming such a remedy shall have his right thereto determined by competent judicial, administrative or legislative authorities, or by any other competent authority provided for by the legal system of the State, and to develop the possibilities of judicial remedy; (c) to ensure that the competent authorities shall enforce such remedies when granted.