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| Fast
Facts: |
| • Project
Document |
| Location: |
Government
of Southern Sudan and state locations
in Southern Sudan |
| Duration: |
September
2006 – December 2009 |
| Focus
area: |
Democratic
Governance |
| Donors: |
Department
of Foreign Affairs and International
Trade,
Canada,
UK’s Department for International
Development,
Government of South Sudan |
| Total
budget: |
US$
360,368 |
| Partners: |
The Judiciary of Southern Sudan.
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| Delivery
for 2007:
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US$ 1,280,000
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| Contact
person in UNDP: |
Sue
Tatten, Rule of Law Head of Unit
sue.tatten@undp.org |
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Background
At present, the judiciary is comprised
of the Supreme Court of Southern Sudan,
Courts of Appeal (three regional courts),
High Courts (one in each of the 10 states),
and approximately 80 county courts.
All of these institutions are in an
embryonic state of development with
severe capacity and resource constraints
that include a lack of trained judges;
judges who were trained in the North
of Sudan and neither understand the
common law system (the governing legal
framework for Southern Sudan) nor are
proficient in English (the official
working language in the South); judiciary
support staff, who are untrained in
court management and administration;
and limited infrastructure to support
the judiciary’s daily operations.
In addition, other than in a few urban
locations, the judiciary has no furniture,
equipment, computers, communications,
or transport.
Objectives
The project’s objective is to
provide support to the Judiciary of
Southern Sudan (JoSS) in three areas:
• Technical advice.
• Capacity building/training.
• Infrastructure rehabilitation.
Snapshots of the project's major achievements
• Facilitated a consultative workshop
of Southern Sudan judges to develop
the formulation of judicial bills.
• Completed training and infrastructure
needs assessments at JoSS and the state
level to serve as baseline information.
• Trained 40 judges and support
staff in English language skills at
the British Council in Nairobi.
• Trained 17 judges and legal
counsel in Continuing Legal Education
at the Law Development Centre in Uganda.
All participants passed the certifying
exams.
• Procured and handed over equipment
and furniture to JoSS
• Co-located Project Management
Team with the Judiciary.
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