The Judiciary of Southern Sudan, or JOSS, is a constitutionally mandated government branch that oversees the court systems of
South Sudan
South Sudan (; din, Paguot Thudän), officially the Republic of South Sudan ( din, Paankɔc Cuëny Thudän), is a landlocked country in East Africa. It is bordered by Ethiopia, Sudan, Central African Republic, Democratic Republic of the C ...
. The Chief Justice of the
Supreme Court of South Sudan is the head of the judiciary, and is held accountable to his job by the
President of South Sudan.
The current
Chief Justice is justice
Chan Reec Madut Chan Reec Madut is a judge from South Sudan
South Sudan (; din, Paguot Thudän), officially the Republic of South Sudan ( din, Paankɔc Cuëny Thudän), is a landlocked country in East Africa. It is bordered by Ethiopia, Sudan, Central ...
. The institution was created after the
Comprehensive Peace Agreement
The Comprehensive Peace Agreement (CPA, ar, اتفاقية السلام الشامل, Ittifāqiyyah al-salām al-šāmil), also known as the Naivasha Agreement, was an accord signed on January 9, 2005, by the Sudan People's Liberation Moveme ...
took effect in 2005.
The highest court is the Supreme Court of South Sudan. The second tier involves the
Courts of Appeal
A court of appeals, also called a court of appeal, appellate court, appeal court, court of second instance or second instance court, is any court of law that is empowered to hear an appeal of a trial court or other lower tribunal. In much of ...
; below the Courts of Appeal are the
High Courts
High may refer to:
Science and technology
* Height
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* High (computability), a quality of a Turing degree, in computability theory
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, and below those are the
County Courts
A county court is a court based in or with a jurisdiction covering one or more counties, which are administrative divisions (subnational entities) within a country, not to be confused with the medieval system of ''county courts'' held by the high ...
. Other courts and tribunals on smaller scales will be created as deemed necessary.
References
External links
Gurtong.net - Judiciary of South Sudan
{{Judiciaries of Africa
2005 establishments in South Sudan
Government of South Sudan
Law of South Sudan