The international community has increasingly focused on election disputes in recent years. This attention results from the political controversy and sense of distrust surrounding the complaints and appeals procedures in many countries. Not only have judicial systems and electoral bodies often been at odds with each other, but there have also been instances of discrepancies and loopholes in domestic laws that have resulted in dual appeals processes, confusing time-limits, duplicative complaints filed with different bodies, an absence of clear sanctions for non-compliance with the law, and enforcement problems. One indication of the seriousness of these concerns is the number of complaints left unresolved months after the ballot.