South Sudan Fights to Implement Rule of Law

After decades of bitter fighting, South Sudan won its freedom from Sudan in 2011. Now, a fledgling government made up of former warlords faces the enormous task of taming lifelong rebels with rule of law.  At the heart of this new battle are approximately 250 lawyers, who work tirelessly in one of the most dangerous jobs in the country.  In a dark and stifling office in Juba University, with no power and a small cabinet of law books representing the only library, sits Deng Awur, the ...

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