Requirement to issue reasoned decision

ARTICLE 77 OF THE CONSTITUION OF DJIBOUTI OF 15^THSEPTEMBER 1992 (ARTICLE 77 DE LA CONSTITUTION DJIBOUTI-15 SEPTEMBRE 1992 :

?The Constitutional Counciltakes over in case of contests over the validity of an election by allcandidates and all political parties.

(Le Conseil constitutionnel estsaisi en cas de contestation sur la validit? d'une ?lection par tout candidatet tout parti politique.)

ARTICLE 69 Djibouti Electoral Law of 2002-Organic Lawno.1/AN/92 on the elections of October 29, 1992 amended by Organic Lawsno.2/AN/93/3^rd L of April 7, 1993 and no.11/AN/02/4^th Lof August 14, 2002/Djibouti Loi Electorale-2002- Loi organique n? 1/ AN /92relative aux ?lections du 29 octobre 1992 modifi?e parla Loi Organique n? 2 /AN/93/3?me L du 7 avril 1993 et par la Loi Organique n?11/AN/02/4?me L du 14 ao?t 2002  -

Litigation of all elections is in the jurisdictionof the Constitutional Council.

 (Le contentieux de toutes les ?lectionsrel?ve de la comp?tence du conseil constitutionnel. )

Whilearticle 77 of the constitution and article 69 of the Electoral laws of Djiboutido not expressly state that there shall be hearing and a reasoned decisiondelivered, it is our opinion that by saying all litigation on electoral mattersare the jurisdiction of the Constitutional Council, it is automatic that thereshall be a hearing whose end result shall be a well-reasoned decision becausethat is what usually happens in litigation matters.