Loading...
African Union election observation manual
African Union - Democracy and Electoral Assistance Unit (DEAU)
African Union - Democracy and Electoral Assistance Unit (DEAU)
Author(s) (Additional)
Illustrator(s)
Producer(s)
Contributor(s)
Contributor(s) (Other)
Editor(s)
Advisor(s)
Contact(s)
Data Collector(s)
GE Subjects
Collections
Files
Research Projects
Organizational Units
Journal Issue
Online Access
Abstract
Since the early 1990s, when most African countries returned to multiparty rule, there has been exponential growth in elections in Africa. With the growth in elections has come the development and institutionalisation of election observation activities. In response to the democratic waves on the continent, the African Union (AU), a 54-member Pan-African organisation created in 2002 as a successor organisation to the Organisation of African Unity (OAU), has developed norms intended to promote political participation, improve electoral standards and facilitate the consolidation of democracy in Member States. Thus the African Union’s Constitutive Act (2002), the OAU/AU Declaration on the Principles Governing Democratic Elections in Africa (2002), the Africa Charter on Democracy, Elections and Governance (2007), and the Guidelines for AU Electoral Observation and Monitoring Missions provide the benchmarks for the promotion of democratic elections.
Note(s)
Topic
Type
Preprint
Date
2013
Identifier
ISBN
DOI
Copyright/License
With permission of the license/copyright holder