DEMOCRACY AND POLITICAL GOVERNANCE ? ? ? adjudication in the Judicial Committees of the National and Regional Houses of Chiefs. Implement existing proposals for the introduction of a comprehensive land law providing easy access to land in both systems of tenure, bearing in mind the needs of vulnerable groups, especially women. The law should provide adequate security of tenure, especially (but not only) for individual users in customary land tenure systems. Complete the review of the 1999 Land Policy recommendations and formulate a plan for their implementation. Adopt an action plan to complete the process of accession to, or ratification of outstanding international protocols, particularly those related to human rights. Objective 2: Enhance constitutional democracy, including periodical political competition and opportunity for choice, the rule of law, citizens' rights, and supremacy of the Constitution i. Self-assessment Democratic competition for political power 27. Underlying all forms of democracy is the electoral principle, and the choice of those who govern, or the representatives acting or deciding on behalf of others, must be determined by elections. The electoral principle in democracy entails the following provisions: ? Adherence to the rule of law, so that people can campaign and vote in freedom without fear or favouritism; ? Freedom of association, so that people can organise to articulate and promote their interests, or defend their rights; ? Fair play, in that all those wishing to participate are subject to similar conditions and equal treatment; ? Free flow of information and access to publicly owned and controlled media and the press, so that the public is adequately informed about public issues and policy options; ? A system of representation that will enable the articulation of a wide range of views and interests; and .? Continuous adjustment to the constituency boundaries to reflect the fluctuating 21