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Constitution Making in the Two Sudans

Date: Tuesday, March 27, 2012 / Time: 9:30am - 11:00am 

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With ongoing violence and mounting tensions between them, both Sudan and the newly independent South Sudan face a defining task in the near future: writing new constitutions.  Panelists in this event explored the state of constitutional development in each country and the role the constitution making processes can play in addressing on-going conflicts, and make recommendations for how the processes can reach their full potential.

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With ongoing violence and mounting tensions between them, both Sudan and the newly independent South Sudan face a defining task in the near future: writing new constitutions.  Those documents, and the processes for creating them, can be unifying or divisive.  The constitutional development processes have the potential to help heal old wounds and address longstanding questions concerning governance and identity.  But there are lingering concerns in each country about how inclusive and transparent those processes will be.  Panelists in this event explored the state of constitutional development in each country and the role the constitution making processes can play in addressing ongoing conflicts, and made recommendations for how the processes can reach their full potential.

Speakers

  • Jason Gluck, Panelist
    Senior Rule of Law Adviser, Rule of Law Center, U.S. Institute of Peace
  • Nureldin Satti, Panelist
    Secretary General, Sudan National Library
  • Veronica Eragu, Panelist
    Jennings Randolph Senior Fellow, U.S. Institute of Peace
  • Jon Temin, Moderator
    Director, Sudan Program, U.S. Institute of Peace

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