Project Overview

RSIL was commissioned to produce a report to review the legal framework relating to elections in Pakistan and identify legislative gaps and vulnerabilities requiring urgent attention and reform before the 2013 general elections in the country.

Project Outcomes

RSIL produced a report that analyzed the obligations for conducting elections by Pakistan under international law and the current status of such laws at the domestic level. In total, the report made fifty-three recommendations for reform in Pakistan’s election related legislation.

Date: February 2013 – March 2013

Team: Maria Sheikh, Moghees-ud-din Khan

Funded By:European Union through Democracy Reporting International