Judicial proceduralism: the application and exploitation of the substantiality rule in presidential election petitions in Africa

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dc.contributor.authorBC, Basheka
dc.contributor.authorDaniel, M. Walyemera
dc.contributor.authorDominique, E. Uwizeyimana
dc.date.accessioned2022-12-04T11:13:42Z
dc.date.available2022-12-04T11:13:42Z
dc.date.issued2022
dc.description.abstractPresidential 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 paper examines, with the use of selected examples, the application and exploitation of the materiality, otherwise known as the substantiality test, by courts while adjudicating presidential election petitions in Africa. The paper fi rst examines the meaning and origin of the substantiality test before venturing into the legal and constitutional provisions for this rule in selected countries. The paper then turns to the key Supreme Court decisions on presidential election petitions in Africa, focusing on evaluating how the substantiality test has been applied or misapplied. Finally, the paper examines legal and policy implications before making the concluding remarks.en_US
dc.description.sponsorshipKabale Universityen_US
dc.identifier.issn2789-2298
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12493/828
dc.language.isoenen_US
dc.publisherAfrican Journal of Governance and Public Leadership (AJoGPL)en_US
dc.relation.ispartofseries;50 - 65
dc.rightsAttribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivs 3.0 United States*
dc.rights.urihttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/3.0/us/*
dc.subjectElectoral democracy, Presidential elections, Petitions, Court decisions, Substantiality test, Africaen_US
dc.titleJudicial proceduralism: the application and exploitation of the substantiality rule in presidential election petitions in Africaen_US
dc.typeArticleen_US

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