Electoral Justice in Jordan: Judicial Oversight of Appeals Between Legitimacy and Participation
, Rehan Naji Abu Elzeet 1, Mutasem Khaled Heif 1, Shadi Meeush D’yab Altarawneh 2,*, Loiy Yousef Aldaoud 1 and Mostafa Hussam Altarawneh 1
Round 1
Reviewer 1 Report
Comments and Suggestions for AuthorsMy first comment is the one above on the much needed strengthening of the bibliography. References to scholarship on eletions and courts is really poor. It is a much studied and debated topic and the paper must engage with scholarship on the topic (see recent publications by Hart, Cambridge, Elgar). The same goes when the author(s) discuss judicial independence.
Secondly, I believe that the article lacks a proper in-depth analysis, especially in para 3 and 4. Again the references to scholarship are poor.
Also para 8, on the reform proposals, there is a lack of detailed reasoning. The proposals are dealth with very quickly. I suggest to further delve into them.
Third, in para 9, I do not consider that the normative implications are properly discussed nor assessed.
Cominig back to the bibliography, it would be intersting for a non-Jordan reader to have references on Jordan constitutional scholarship in English .
Fourth. Also the case law is not discussed properly, nor the constitutional implication are outlined.
I believe that the quantitative analysis prevails over qualitative one and this does not serve well the paper.
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Reviewer 2 Report
Comments and Suggestions for AuthorsAll comments can be shared with the author.
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Reviewer 3 Report
Comments and Suggestions for Authors
The article is well-structured and clear. It explains Jordan’s electoral appeals system in detail and uses a strong mix of legal analysis. To improve the paper, state the research questions and hypotheses more directly in the introduction. This will help readers follow the study’s aims from the start.
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Round 2
Reviewer 1 Report
Comments and Suggestions for AuthorsI have no further comments.
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Many Thanks for your efforts and time
Reviewer 2 Report
Comments and Suggestions for AuthorsPlease see attached file for reference.
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