The Max Planck Foundation reviews and prints two key pieces of national legislation on transitional justice for the Ministry of Justice and Constitutional Affairs, with the generous financial support of the European Union.
On 10 October 2025, the Max Planck Foundation, in cooperation with the European Union Delegation to South Sudan, officially handed over 20.000 printed copies of the Commission for Truth, Reconciliation and Healing Act, 2024 as well as 20.000 printed copies of the Compensation and Reparation Authority Act, 2024, to the Ministry of Justice and Constitutional Affairs of South Sudan. The handover ceremony was the culmination of a fruitful collaboration between the Foundation and the Directorate of Legislation, Gazette, Printing and Publication at the Ministry of Justice and Constitutional Affairs to ensure the drafting and printing of these crucial laws.
At the ceremony, H.E. Ambassador Pelle Enarsson, Head of the European Union Delegation to South Sudan, expressed the EU’s satisfaction with the handover, noting that the project was part of the EU‘s and the Max Planck Foundation’s continued engagement with the Ministry of Justice to enhance the availability and access to important legal resources for all governmental institutions and the general public at large. The Minister of Justice, Honourable Dr Joseph Geng Akech, who received the copies on behalf of the Ministry, expressed his gratitude and stated that providing the Ministry with the essential legal materials is vital to the fulfilment of the Ministry’s mandate. The handover ceremony was also attended by the Deputy Minister of Justice, Honourable Joseph Malek Arop; the Undersecretary of the Ministry of Justice, Honourable Mary James Ajith; as well as other Heads of Directorates of the Ministry of Justice.
The printing of copies of the two transitional justice laws was completed with the financial support of the European Union within the framework of the project titled ‘Supporting Constitution-Making, Legal Harmonisation and Judicial Reform in South Sudan’.