Throughout Sudan’s independent history, the country has been beset by internal conflicts that weakened its ability to play a leadership role in the region. The transitional period has allowed most parties to the conflicts to rebuild their trust in the government and conclude peace agreements that were unified in the Juba Peace Agreement of 2020.
Furthermore, the legal system has also witnessed gradual improvements, and new changes are anticipated to occur within the legal sector.
The Sudanese legal system is essentially a pluralist system derived from English Common Law, Islamic Sharia Law and customs. As entrenched in the Constitutional Charter 2019 and its amendment(s) in 2020, the transitional government has committed itself to repeal all laws and regulations that restrict basic rights and freedoms, and that supports diversity, inclusion and economic welfare