the Mechanism (hereinafter for Conflict referred to as Prevention, the Management “ECOWAS and Democracy Resolution Protocol”) and consequently order the Respondent State to amend the law in question in light of its international commitments. . CONTEXT AND FACTS OF THE MATTER . This matter has its origin in the adoption by the National Assembly of the State of Céte d’lvoire on 28 May 2014 of Law No. 2014-335, relating to the Independent Electoral Commission of the State of Céte d'Ivoire. . It is noteworthy that the Ivorian Electoral body was established by Edict No. 2000-551 of 9 August 2000. Prior to that date, elections were organized and managed by the State through the Ministry of Internal Affairs. The Edict was subsequently amended on several occasions. . As indicated in Article 17 Commission (NEC) presidential, legislative and expected come an to was a to of the aforesaid transitional municipal end not body Edict, with elections later than the National the task of 2000. fifteen (15) Electoral to organize Its mandate days after the was the proclamation of the results of the municipal elections. . After the above elections, and pursuant to the establishment of the institutions provided by the Constitution of 1 August 2000, the Parliament, on 9 October 2001, adopted Law Commission (IEC). No. 2001-634 establishing the Independent Electoral