By Cherry Leonardi, Leben Nelson Moro, Martina Santschi and Deborah H. Isser. Rift Valley Institute and the U.S. Institute of Peace, 2010.
Favoritism, corruption, and political interference in South Sudan’s emerging justice system have lowered confidence in its ability to resolve disputes and address revenge killings and inter-communal conflict. However, local and traditional justice mechanisms have established records of consensual dispute resolution within and across ethnic lines and could be better integrated with newly formed southern governance structures. [PDF]
