Academic paper accuses the Courts of prioritizing technicalities over electoral justice
Sunday Standard Academic paper accuses the Courts of prioritizing technicalities over electoral justice A new academic paper published in the Statute Law Review argues that Botswana’s courts have increasingly dismissed election petitions on procedural technicalities at the expense of substantive justice, undermining public confidence in the country’s electoral dispute system. The paper, authored by University of Botswana law scholars Baboki Jonathan Dambe and Olebile Daphney Muzila, examines how […] The post Academic paper accuses the Courts of prioritizing technicalities over electoral justice first appeared on Sunday Standard and is written by Thobo Motlhoka
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Academic paper accuses the Courts of prioritizing technicalities over electoral justice
A new academic paper published in the Statute Law Review argues that Botswana’s courts have increasingly dismissed election petitions on procedural technicalities at the expense of substantive justice, undermining public confidence in the country’s electoral dispute system.
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The post Academic paper accuses the Courts of prioritizing technicalities over electoral justice first appeared on Sunday Standard and is written by Thobo Motlhoka
