Right of Self-Determination – 2005
2005
Intermediate Implementation 
The 2005 CPA provided that the people of South Sudan would have the right to self-determination and, in this regard, the people of south Sudan would have the option to confirm the unity or to vote for secession. South Sudan’s right to self-determination was incorporated in the interim constitution (Article 219). Similarly, the CPA gave the residents of Abyei the option to cast a separate ballot and to make a choice between retaining its special administrative status in the north or to be part of Bahr el Ghazal. This provision was also incorporated in the interim constitution (Article 183.3). The constitution came into effect on 9 July 2005.1