Last instance body dealing with electoral disputes
Malawi
Answer
Court of general jurisdiction (including Supreme Court)
Source
EU2009 EOM Report. Pg 5.
Channels for election related complaints aregenerally clear and offer voters and candidates the right of appeal to anydecision of the Electoral Commission to the High Court.
In order to improve the legal timelines and thelack of deadlines to deal with election related cases, the Chief Justice issueda practice direction abridging the time periods for these cases
to be dealt with. The document stipulated the stepsand timeframe for proceedings to be respected by the High Court, Supreme Court of Appeal and the partiesinvolved to avoid unnecessary delays.
http://eeas.europa.eu/eueom/pdf/missions/eu_eom_malawi_2009_final_report.pdf
Comment
Appeals against thedecision of the Malawi Electoral Commission lie to the High Court of Malawifrom where if any party to the matter is dissatisfied appeals to the MalawiSupreme Court of Appeal which is the final authority. If the matter at stake isconstitutional in nature, the High Court sits as a Constitutional court
