Constitutional Reform – 2016

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Constitutional Reform – 2016

2016

Minimum Implementation Minimal implementation

On February 9, the National Constitutional Amendment Committee (NCAC) finished the draft of constitutional amendments as well as necessary legal mechanisms necessary to implement the amendments. By February 21, the NCAC suspended its operations.[1] However, work on the permanent constitution did not begin in 2016. [2]

[1] “Report of the Secretary-General on South Sudan (covering the period from 3 February to 31 March 2016),” UN Security Council, April 13, 2016.

[2] “Freedom in the World 2016- South Sudan,” Freedom House, https://freedomhouse.org/report/freedom-world/2015/south-sudan