South Sudan

Region
Africa
Regional Court
Not party to a court
Regional Organisations
African Union
Organisation of Islamic Cooperation
Arab League
Legal System
Mixed
International Obligations
Slavery
Servitude
Institutions and Practices Similar to Slavery
Forced Labour
Human Trafficking

International Instruments

1926 Slavery Convention
15 September 1927
1953 Protocol to the Slavery Convention
Not Party
1956 Supplementary Slavery Convention
09 September 1957
1966 ICCPR
18 March 1986
1930 Forced Labour Convention
18 June 1957
2014 Protocol to the 1930 Forced Labour Convention
Not Party
1957 Abolition of Forced Labour Convention
22 October 1970
1999 Worst Forms of Child Labour Convention
07 March 2003
2000 Protocol to Prevent, Suppress and Punish Trafficking in Persons
02 December 2014
1998 Rome Statute of the ICC
Not Party

Summary of Domestic Prohibition

Slavery and Slave Trade
Practices Similar to Slavery
Servitude
Forced or Compulsory Labour
Human Trafficking
Provisions related to slavery are found in the 2011 Constitution at article 13(1) which prohibits slavery and the slave trade in all its forms and declares that no person shall be held in slavery.
There appears to be no legislation in place in South Sudan which prohibits institutions and practices similar to slavery.
Provisions related to servitude in are found in the Constitution at article 13(1) which declares that no person shall be held in servitude.
Provisions related to forced labour are found in the in the Constitution at article 13(2) which declares that no person shall be required to perform forced or compulsory labour and the Penal Code Act which criminalises unlawful compulsory labour at article 277. The Labour Act also prohibits the recruitment and use of forced labour at article 10. Similar provisions may be found
Provisions related to trafficking in persons are found in the Penal Code Act which criminalises trafficking under article 282, requiring movement outside Southern Sudan. Child trafficking is also prohibited under article 22(3)(b) of the Child Act.

Legislative Provisions

CONSTITUTION OF SOUTH SUDAN 2011 (REV. 2013)

THE PENAL CODE ACT 2008

LABOUR ACT 2017

CHILD ACT

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