Transitional Constitution of the Republic of South Sudan 2011

E481351

legal document national constitution

The Transitional Constitution of the Republic of South Sudan 2011 is the supreme legal framework that established the structure of government, fundamental rights, and transitional arrangements for the newly independent state of South Sudan.

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Label	Occurrences
Transitional Constitution of the Republic of South Sudan	9
Transitional Constitution of the Republic of South Sudan 2011 canonical	2
Chapter IV of the Transitional Constitution of South Sudan	1
Constitution of South Sudan	1
Transitional Constitution of South Sudan	1
Transitional Constitution of South Sudan 2011	1
Transitional Constitution of the Republic of South Sudan, 2011	1

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NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07

Target entity: Transitional Constitution of the Republic of South Sudan 2011
Context triple: [Government of South Sudan, constitution, Transitional Constitution of the Republic of South Sudan 2011]

A. Constitution of Sudan
The Constitution of Sudan is the supreme legal document that outlines the structure of government, defines the powers and responsibilities of state institutions, and guarantees fundamental rights and freedoms in Sudan.
B. Revitalized Agreement on the Resolution of the Conflict in the Republic of South Sudan
The Revitalized Agreement on the Resolution of the Conflict in the Republic of South Sudan is a 2018 power-sharing and peace accord aimed at ending South Sudan’s civil war and establishing a transitional government and roadmap toward lasting stability.
C. Provisional Constitution of the Federal Republic of Somalia
The Provisional Constitution of the Federal Republic of Somalia is the supreme legal framework adopted in 2012 to guide Somalia’s federal governance, define state institutions, and protect fundamental rights during the country’s ongoing constitutional transition.
D. Interim Constitution of South Africa, 1993
The Interim Constitution of South Africa, 1993 was the transitional supreme law that guided South Africa’s shift from apartheid to democracy and laid the groundwork for the country’s 1996 final Constitution.
E. Constitution of 1952
The Constitution of 1952 was the socialist-era fundamental law of the Polish People’s Republic, modeled on the Soviet constitution and defining the state’s political and economic system under communist rule.
F. None of above. chosen
G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.

NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07

Target entity: Transitional Constitution of the Republic of South Sudan 2011
Target entity description: The Transitional Constitution of the Republic of South Sudan 2011 is the supreme legal framework that established the structure of government, fundamental rights, and transitional arrangements for the newly independent state of South Sudan.

A. Constitution of Sudan
The Constitution of Sudan is the supreme legal document that outlines the structure of government, defines the powers and responsibilities of state institutions, and guarantees fundamental rights and freedoms in Sudan.
B. Revitalized Agreement on the Resolution of the Conflict in the Republic of South Sudan
The Revitalized Agreement on the Resolution of the Conflict in the Republic of South Sudan is a 2018 power-sharing and peace accord aimed at ending South Sudan’s civil war and establishing a transitional government and roadmap toward lasting stability.
C. Provisional Constitution of the Federal Republic of Somalia
The Provisional Constitution of the Federal Republic of Somalia is the supreme legal framework adopted in 2012 to guide Somalia’s federal governance, define state institutions, and protect fundamental rights during the country’s ongoing constitutional transition.
D. Interim Constitution of South Africa, 1993
The Interim Constitution of South Africa, 1993 was the transitional supreme law that guided South Africa’s shift from apartheid to democracy and laid the groundwork for the country’s 1996 final Constitution.
E. Constitution of 1952
The Constitution of 1952 was the socialist-era fundamental law of the Polish People’s Republic, modeled on the Soviet constitution and defining the state’s political and economic system under communist rule.
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (54)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	legal document ⓘ national constitution ⓘ
adoptedOn	2011-07-07 ⓘ
approvedBy	Southern Sudan Legislative Assembly ⓘ
basedOn	Interim Constitution of Southern Sudan 2005 ⓘ
cameIntoForceOn	2011-07-09 ⓘ
containsChapterOn	bill of rights ⓘ
containsTransitionalProvisions	incorporation of former SPLM structures into state institutions ⓘ power-sharing arrangements ⓘ security arrangements ⓘ
country	Republic of South Sudan ⓘ linked to: South Sudan
definesCapital	Juba ⓘ
definesStateStructureAs	decentralized ⓘ federal-leaning ⓘ
definesSystemOfGovernmentAs	presidential system ⓘ
draftedBy	Southern Sudan Constitutional Review Commission ⓘ
effectiveFrom	date of South Sudanese independence ⓘ
establishesBody	Council of Ministers of South Sudan ⓘ Council of States of South Sudan ⓘ Judiciary of South Sudan ⓘ National Legislative Assembly of South Sudan ⓘ linked to: National Legislature of South Sudan National Legislature of South Sudan ⓘ
establishesBranch	executive ⓘ judiciary ⓘ legislature ⓘ
establishesLevelOfGovernment	local government ⓘ national government ⓘ state governments ⓘ
establishesOffice	Chief Justice of South Sudan ⓘ President of the Republic of South Sudan ⓘ linked to: President of South Sudan Vice President of the Republic of South Sudan ⓘ linked to: Vice President of South Sudan
guarantees	equality before the law ⓘ freedom of association ⓘ freedom of expression ⓘ freedom of religion ⓘ fundamental rights and freedoms ⓘ protection from torture ⓘ right to fair trial ⓘ
intendedAs	interim constitutional framework ⓘ
legalHierarchy	supersedes all other laws in South Sudan ⓘ
legalStatus	supreme law of South Sudan ⓘ
linkedToAgreement	Comprehensive Peace Agreement 2005 ⓘ linked to: Comprehensive Peace Agreement
linkedToEvent	independence of South Sudan ⓘ
officialLanguage	English ⓘ
promulgatedBy	President of the Republic of South Sudan ⓘ Salva Kiir Mayardit ⓘ
providesFor	constitutional review process ⓘ
recognizes	cultural and ethnic diversity of South Sudan ⓘ human dignity ⓘ
recognizesLanguage	Arabic ⓘ indigenous languages of South Sudan ⓘ
replaced	Interim Constitution of Southern Sudan 2005 ⓘ
shortName	Transitional Constitution of South Sudan 2011 ⓘ linked to: Transitional Constitution of the Republic of South Sudan 2011
subjectTo	amendment by National Legislature ⓘ

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Referenced by (16)

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Government of South Sudan → constitution → Transitional Constitution of the Republic of South Sudan 2011 ⓘ

Transitional National Legislative Assembly → legalBasis → Transitional Constitution of South Sudan ⓘ