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