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Domestic Legislation | Peace Agreements | Resources and Links





Domestic legislation for serious crimes under international law

Crimes

Crime of Aggression

No provision.

Crimes Against Humanity

No provision.

Genocide

No provision.

War Crimes

  • Regulations for Restricted Use of the Emblem of Red Cross, Red Crescent and Red Crystal, 2016. 15 November 2016. [ENG]

  • The Geneva Conventions Provisional Order, 2012. (Provisional Order No. 21). 05 June 2012. [ENG]

  • The South Sudan Red Cross Society Act, 2012 . (Act No. 32). 09 March 2012. [ENG]

    Jurisdiction

    The jurisdictional regime for war crimes is established in Sections 6 and 7 of: The Geneva Conventions Provisional Order, 2012. (Provisional Order No. 21). 05 June 2012. [ENG]

    International Criminal Court

    Rome Statute of the International Criminal Court: The Republic of South Sudan is not a state party to the Rome Statute of the International Criminal Court.


  • Peace Agreements

  • Agreement on the Resolution of the Conflict in the Republic of South Sudan. Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, 17 August 2015. [ENG]

  • Peace, Security and Cooperation Framework for the Democratic Republic of the Congo and the region.
    24 February 2013. [ENG]

  • Accord-cadre pour la paix, la sécurité et la coopération pour la République démocratique du Congo et la région.
    24 février 2013. [FRA]


  • Resources and Links

  • Transitional Constitution of the Republic of South Sudan, 2011. 7 July 2011.
    World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO). [ENG]. [Last accessed 01Aug17]. [External Link to pdf document]

  • The Transitional Constitution of South Sudan, 2011 (Amendment) Act, 2013.
    World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO). [ENG]. [Last accessed 01Aug17]. [External Link to pdf document]

  • The Penal Code Act, 2008. [Act No. 9 of 2008]..
    World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO). [ENG]. [Last accessed 01Aug17]. [External Link]

  • Code of Criminal Procedure Act, 2008. [Act No. 5 of 2008]..
    Gurtong Trust. [ENG]. [Last accessed 01Aug17]. [External Link]

  • The Code of Evidence Act, 2006. [Act No. 2 of 2006].
    The African Child Policy Forum. [ENG]. [Last accessed 01Aug17]. [External Link to pdf file]

  • Laws of South Sudan.
    Gurtong Trust. [ENG]. [Last accessed 01Aug17]. [External Link]

  • List of International Humanitarian Law Treaties to which South Sudan is a State party. [ENG]
    (International Committee of the Red Cross). [ENG]. [Last accessed 02Aug17]. [External Link]