S. Sudan lawyer petition East African Court of Justice
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May 10, 2017 (KAMPALA) – A South Sudanese lawyer, Santino Wani has
file a petition in the East African Court of Justice (EACJ), saying
the manner in which South Sudan selected it seven members to the East
African Legislative Assembly (EALA) was “unconstitutional”.
On 11 March, 2017, South Sudan President Salva Kiir appointed seven
persons to represent the young nation in the East African legislative
body, with four from the country’s ruling party, two from the armed
opposition faction (SPLM-IO) and one from other political parties.
This action, according to the petitioner, seriously contravened the
provision of Article 50 of the East African Community (EAC) treaty,
which requires member states to elect representatives to EALA.
“It therefore need our attention to file notice of motion as interest
parties to challenge the constitutionality of such decision,” said
Wani, in an email to Sudan Tribune.
The lawyer petitioned South Sudan’s attorney general, the speaker of
South Sudan’s national assembly and the EAC’s secretary general.
Meanwhile, the East African Court of Justice has given the respondents
45 day to file their responses to the filed petition.
South Sudan became a member of the regional body on 15 April, 2016,
five years after it gained its independence from neighbouring Sudan.
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11 May 19:26, by Don-Don Malith Rual
It seem to me as cohabitation,in other words an arrangement in a
semi-presidential system in which he works with thosep government with
their assembly being control by their rival party or parties with
principal assemblies as legislation,representation,scrutiny,political
recruitment and illegitimacy but if it is an important moral dimension
that is ok
repondre message
11 May 19:29, by Fair Man
Lelo,
Just go ahead with your plans as you deemed it necessary. We can
not allow the JCE to import their undemocratic governance system in J1
in East African Community. Although we are aware how former guerilla
fighter (rebel) turned President of Uganda, Y.M Kaguta is running the
EACJ like his Rwakutura animal farm where Dr. John Garang de Mabior’s
death was planned, EACJ is still trusted.
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