Supreme Court Judge, Justice Yonny Kulendi says until the tenure of then Chief Justice, Georgina Theodora Wood, civil procedure rules in the Constitution did not include election dispute resolutions.

According to him, it was in 2008 during a 'Peace and Development' conference that Her Ladyship, Chief Justice Georgina Wood made efforts to get the Judicial Service to put together a booklet that relates to elections and election disputes and a way to address them.

Speaking to JoyNews’ Evans Mensah on PM Express, Justice Yonny Kulendi revealed that, the then Chief Justice with the help of other Supreme Court Judges “published an easy to read, clear and concise booklet or handbook on election dispute resolution to aid judges in their work."

The booklet which has since been revised over the years is said to be relevant to all stakeholders including judges, lawyers, and the media.

The Supreme Court Judge stressed that the booklet by the former Chief Justice was necessary for a progressive election and adjudication towards peaceful elections.

According to him, in reference to past elections, "litigants, lawyers, election administrators, politicians, and stakeholders, in general, are always trying to figure out the right procedures to access the Court in various election disputes."

It was therefore important for the Judicial System to prioritise the fact that there could be election-related disputes and outline ways to deal with it.

"It had become evident that a lot of the disputes happen at various stages in the process that is pre-registration, registration, the election, and post-election.

"And if you watch the disputes that arose and the way that they went to court and were handled, the setbacks that litigants and lawyers suffered and the mistakes that were made, there was the need as she identified to put together a one-stop, easy to read, user-friendly manual in relation to election dispute and adjudication.

"This was obviously going to be very useful for judges, lawyers, clients, and politicians," he added on Tuesday.