Judicial proceduralism: the application and exploitation of the substantiality rule in presidential election petitions in Africa
Presidential candidates who have faith in judicial supremacy often turn to the courts for redress when they lose presidential elections, because the courts often rely on technicalities and the substantiality test to determine the elections. One such technicality is the substantiality test. This pa...
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Main Authors: | BC, Basheka, Daniel, M. Walyemera, Dominique, E. Uwizeyimana |
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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African Journal of Governance and Public Leadership (AJoGPL)
2022
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Online Access: | http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12493/828 |
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