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IFES organized a conference on judicial independence in Lima, Peru, in November 2001 to roll out the recently released IFES/USAID publication entitled Judicial Independence Guide: Guidance for Promoting Judicial Independence and Impartiality.

Scope of Observation

Free and fair elections are regarded as a crucial, defining characteristic of a democratic regime. The uninhibited contest of ideas and between the political parties representing them has become a warrant of basic human rights in a liberal society. Peaceful competition for voter support and acceptance of democratic election outcomes characterize advanced, consolidated democracies.

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