Number of levels of adjudication
Yemen
Contested Parliamentary ElectionCases
Article (111): Any person with vested interest in the electoral process shallhave the right to contest the results of parliamentary elections. Contestsshall be submitted to the Supreme Court within (72) hours following the declarationof results appertaining to any given constituency. Each contest shall be basedon reasons and shall be confined to election and vote-counting procedures. Eachcontestant shall be required to deposit with the Court the total sum of YR50,000 as a guarantee to be refunded in full if contest is sustained by Court.The same amount however shall be forfeited and credited to the State Treasuryif the contest is overturned by Court.
Article (112): TheSupreme Court shall create a consultative body to investigate contestedelection cases. The consultative body shall be composed of heads of courts ofappeals or their deputies. In view of recommendations forwarded by theconsultative body with reference to the issues at stake, the Supreme Court shall issue itsverdict(s) no later than (10) days from receipt of such recommendations andbefore the elected council holds its first session. The Supreme Court’srulings shall be final and irrevocable and shall be communicated to the SupremeCommittee in due course.
Source: General elections and referenda Law Number 13 of 2011,
