A five-week long training for 40 judges of South Sudanese courts kicked off in Juba on Monday. The training is facilitated by leading African and South Sudanese scholars.
Judges of the Supreme Court, Court of Appeal, High Court and County Courts will be trained as part of the Japanese-funded programme through UNDP.
The training covers areas of law such as the criminal law, human rights law, humanitarian law, refugee law, elections law and principles of constitutional law.
Welcoming all the participants, the Deputy Chief Justice Hon. Ruben Madol Arol, stated, “The training of judges is vital and comes just at the right moment when the country is passing through difficult circumstances.”
“I thank the international community, especially the Government of Japan and UNDP for their continuous support – at a time when donors are focused more towards humanitarian assistance and shying away from funding development works,” said the judge.
UNDP through its Access to Justice and Rule of Law Programme has been providing technical and logistical support to the Judiciary of South Sudan in developing mobile courts to reach out to people in remote areas, as well as develop a standardized case management system for reducing backlog of cases and delays in the justice system.
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