South Sudan Supreme Court

The Supreme Court of South Sudan is the highest court of the country and stands at the head of a judiciary that also comprises the Courts of Appeal, the High Courts, the County Courts and any other courts or tribunals established under the Constitution and the law. The Constitution provides that it consists of the Chief Justice, a Deputy Chief Justice and not less than nine other Justices. It is the custodian of the Constitution and of the constitutions of the states, and together with the other competent courts it upholds, protects and applies the Bill of Rights. The President may be charged before the Supreme Court on a resolution passed by a two-thirds majority of all the members of the Assembly.