The Republic of South Sudan (RSS) is Africa’s newest state after attaining sovereignty on 9 July 2011. Since then, a Transitional Constitution (2011) is in force and provides the legal framework toward a permanent one.

The Transitional Constitution enables civil society participation in the process of constitutional review. The contributions will be made to The National Constitutional Review Commission (NCRC) who will prepare an initial draft, which will be reviewed by representatives of the National Constitutional Conference (NCC).

The Asian Constitutional Law Forum aims to provide a venue for distinguished academics to share their thoughts and opinions on Asian constitutional law, to expand research networks, and to encourage collaboration. The first Forum was held at the Seoul National University, Korea in 2005, the second at the Center for Asian Legal Exchange of Nagoya University, Japan in 2007, the third at the College of Law at National Taiwan University in 2009, and the fourth at the Centre for Comparative and Public Law of the Faculty of Law at the University of Hong Kong in 2011. The Centre for Public Law at the Tsinghua University School of Law in Beijing, China will host this year’s conference.