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Promoting Judicial Independence and Impartiality (Final Report)
IFES organized and hosted a judicial independence conference funded by USAID in Tegucigalpa, Honduras in April 2002. The regional workshop brought together judges, legal professionals and members of civil society from El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, Nicaragua and Panama, as well as USAID representatives. The program was designed to address issues of judicial independence affecting Central American countries and contribute to a better understanding of the regional experience as well as of current challenges in the field of judicial independence. It also introduced Honduran participants to judicial independence reforms undertaken by neighboring countries at a time when a significant constitutional reform had just entered into force in Honduras and was still in the process of being implemented.
April 29, 2002
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Report/Paper
Agreement to Strengthen Judicial Independence and Impartiality
IFES organized and hosted a judicial independence conference funded by USAID in Tegucigalpa, Honduras in April 2002. The conference opened with the signature by the heads of the three branches of the Honduran State, with representatives of Honduran civil society as witnesses, of the Agreement to Strengthen Judicial Independence and Impartiality. This represented an unprecedented formal commitment for promoting judicial reform and achieving judicial independence and impartiality in Honduras.
April 11, 2002
Publication
Report/Paper
Agenda for the Country Workshop for Honduras to Strengthen Judicial Independence
IFES organized and hosted a judicial independence conference funded by USAID in Tegucigalpa, Honduras in April 2002. The conference opened with the signature by the heads of the three branches of the Honduran State, with representatives of Honduran civil society as witnesses, of the Agreement to Strengthen Judicial Independence and Impartiality. This represented an unprecedented formal commitment for promoting judicial reform and achieving judicial independence and impartiality in Honduras. The regional workshop brought together judges, legal professionals and members of civil society from El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, Nicaragua and Panama, as well as USAID representatives. The program was designed to address issues of judicial independence affecting Central American countries and contribute to a better understanding of the regional experience as well as of current challenges in the field of judicial independence. It also introduced Honduran participants to judicial independence reforms undertaken by neighboring countries at a time when a significant constitutional reform had just entered into force in Honduras and was still in the process of being implemented. The Honduran workshop took place on the third day of the conference and brought together 40 judges from all around the country to address specific issues and establish priorities related to judicial independence and pending legislation related to the Judicial Council.
April 09, 2002
Publication
Report/Paper
Selecting a Model for Election Administration in Kosovo: Conclusions & Recommendations from Discussion Forum and Conference held on 1-2 and 16 February 2002
This report summarizes IFES findings from two events on the future election administration system in Kosovo. The report provides recommendations for the future of the election administration system in Kosovo.
February 28, 2002
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Press Release
Ballot Guide Developed for Blind Voters in Ghana
Representatives of the Ghana Electoral Commission and the Ghana Association of the Blind have jointly developed a ballot guide which will allow voters who are blind in Ghana to vote independently and in secret. A prototype of the ballot guide was designed during a two-day workshop in Accra on February 18 and 19, 2002. Also participating in the workshop were representatives of the Ghana Federation of the Disabled, the Ghana Federation of the Deaf, Action on Disability and Development/Ghana, and the International Foundation for Election Systems.
Publication
Electoral Assessment
Angola Pre-Election Assessment Report (2001)
From August 4-20, 2001, the International Foundation for Election Systems (IFES), the International Republican Institute (IRI) and the National Democratic Institute (NDI) conducted a joint pre-election assessment in Angola. The objective of the assessment was to: (1) Determine the prospects for holding general elections at such a time when the conditions that affect elections are conducive to a participatory and open process; and (2) Provide a set of baseline data from which to assess the readiness of Angola for elections and to make recommendations to the Government of the Republic of Angola, United States Government, the United Nations organizations in Luanda, and other donors, in preparation for such elections, including a timeline by which key actions need to occur.
February 28, 2002
Publication
Book
Information on Registering as a Political Party (March 2002) - UK
Handbook for political parties published
by the Electoral Commission of the UK.
by the Electoral Commission of the UK.
February 28, 2002
Publication
Report/Paper
Electoral Conflict and Violence: A Strategy for Study and Prevention
An electoral process is an alternative to violence as it is a means of achieving governance. It is when an electoral process is perceived as unfair, unresponsive, or corrupt, that its political legitimacy is compromised and stakeholders are motivated to go outside the established norms to achieve their objectives. Electoral conflict and violence become tactics in political competition. There are examples of elections that have exacerbated long-term conflict (Angola 1992) or have politically hardened conflict-related alliances (Bosnia and Herzegovina 1996). From these experiences, it is generally recognized that post-conflict elections can be held too early and produce results that may extend the conflict rather than resolve it. However, in most cases, such elections mitigate the effects of larger conflict issues and reduce them into localized, manageable incidents...
February 04, 2002
Publication
Survey
2001 Electoral Administration and Performance: Findings from the IFES Survey on the November 2001 Kosovo Assembly Election
The International Foundation for Election Systems (IFES) has been working within Kosovo since the cessation of NATO bombing in 1999 by providing technical assistance to the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe (OSCE) in the administration of Kosovar elections. IFES assisted the OSCE and UN Mission in Kosovo (UNMIK) in creating a civil registration system, a necessary step to normalize public administration and to register voters. Leading up to the successful October 2000 Municipal Elections, IFES assisted the OSCE in establishing a legal electoral framework, developing a technical infrastructure, and training election officials and poll workers. Fueled by the success of the Municipal Elections, the OSCE, with assistance from IFES, decided to strengthen the capacity of the newly formed Municipal Election Commissions. In order to pinpoint exactly what aspects of electoral administration needed to be developed, IFES conducted a post-election survey after the municipal elections. Based on the results of that survey, IFES and the OSCE planned its activities for the upcoming Assembly Elections in Kosovo, which were scheduled to be held on 17 November 2001 and would result in the formation of Kosovo’s first elected Assembly, which would then elect Kosovo’s first democratically elected President. On Election Day, 65 percent of the Province’s 1.25 million people visited the polling stations in order to participate in the highly successful democratic election of Kosovo’s Assembly. Following the 17 November 2001 Assembly Election, IFES conducted its second postelection survey of people from Kosovo who had participated in the elections as either election administrators or observers. This survey follows the format of the survey conducted after the 2000 Municipal Elections in Kosovo. The sample included Municipal Election Commission (MEC) members, Polling Station Committee (PSC) members, and representatives from political entities and NGOs that fielded election observers. The sample was composed of representatives from all political and ethnic groups and covered every municipality in Kosovo. The survey had two main goals: first to assess the performance of electoral administrators in the 2001 Kosovo Assembly Election and to compare this performance with 2000 and second to assess the role the international community is playing in election administration in Kosovo and make recommendations regarding the process of transferring election administration to Kosovo institutions. In total, 1,200 questionnaires were distributed between 28 November and 18 December. Of these, 979 were returned, resulting in a response rate of 81.6 percent.
January 31, 2002
Publication
Report/Paper
Womens Leadership Training Program: Paraguay IFES Final Activity Report
This report summarizes IFES’ efforts from the League of Women Voters projects in Paraguay. The project’s aim was to prepare women leaders for the November 2001 municipal elections on topics such as voters, campaign workers, constituency organizers, issue advocates and candidates.
January 28, 2002