Embedding Federalism in the South Sudan’s Permanent Constitution: Achieving Unity in Diversity Policy

As South Sudan emerges from a brutal conflict, the 2018 Agreement mandates the Government to initiate and adopt a federal system of government through a new constitutional dispensation during the Transitional Period (2020-2024). The central issue in this paper revolves around the nature of the feder...

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Main Author: Santino Ayuel Longar Dau
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Language:English
Published: Pusat Penelitian Ilmu Sosial dan Humaniora Kontemporer 2022-10-01
Series:Journal of Contemporary Governance and Public Policy
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Online Access:https://journal.ppishk.org/index.php/jcgpp/article/view/86
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description As South Sudan emerges from a brutal conflict, the 2018 Agreement mandates the Government to initiate and adopt a federal system of government through a new constitutional dispensation during the Transitional Period (2020-2024). The central issue in this paper revolves around the nature of the federal system that South Sudan should adopt to govern itself. The paper finds that while the federalism debate has historical pedigree in the political thought among the people of the Republic of South Sudan, the type of federal system to be adopted lies in the discretion of the framers. In light of this and having regard to global practice and experience of federal systems, the federal system in South Sudan should be guided by several factors such as management of ethnic conflicts, cultural compatibility, economic viability of constituent units, territoriality, and population sizes.
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spelling doaj.art-287dcabb5b9d4e64b98bb1357f9fea492024-02-14T12:42:23ZengPusat Penelitian Ilmu Sosial dan Humaniora KontemporerJournal of Contemporary Governance and Public Policy2722-39812722-39732022-10-013211713410.46507/jcgpp.v3i2.8635Embedding Federalism in the South Sudan’s Permanent Constitution: Achieving Unity in Diversity PolicySantino Ayuel Longar Dau0Department of Law, University of JubaAs South Sudan emerges from a brutal conflict, the 2018 Agreement mandates the Government to initiate and adopt a federal system of government through a new constitutional dispensation during the Transitional Period (2020-2024). The central issue in this paper revolves around the nature of the federal system that South Sudan should adopt to govern itself. The paper finds that while the federalism debate has historical pedigree in the political thought among the people of the Republic of South Sudan, the type of federal system to be adopted lies in the discretion of the framers. In light of this and having regard to global practice and experience of federal systems, the federal system in South Sudan should be guided by several factors such as management of ethnic conflicts, cultural compatibility, economic viability of constituent units, territoriality, and population sizes.https://journal.ppishk.org/index.php/jcgpp/article/view/86federalismunity in diversity policyfederal systemtransitional period
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Embedding Federalism in the South Sudan’s Permanent Constitution: Achieving Unity in Diversity Policy
Journal of Contemporary Governance and Public Policy
federalism
unity in diversity policy
federal system
transitional period
title Embedding Federalism in the South Sudan’s Permanent Constitution: Achieving Unity in Diversity Policy
title_full Embedding Federalism in the South Sudan’s Permanent Constitution: Achieving Unity in Diversity Policy
title_fullStr Embedding Federalism in the South Sudan’s Permanent Constitution: Achieving Unity in Diversity Policy
title_full_unstemmed Embedding Federalism in the South Sudan’s Permanent Constitution: Achieving Unity in Diversity Policy
title_short Embedding Federalism in the South Sudan’s Permanent Constitution: Achieving Unity in Diversity Policy
title_sort embedding federalism in the south sudan s permanent constitution achieving unity in diversity policy
topic federalism
unity in diversity policy
federal system
transitional period
url https://journal.ppishk.org/index.php/jcgpp/article/view/86
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