Council of States of South Sudan

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The Council of States of South Sudan is the upper chamber of the country’s national legislature, representing the interests of the states at the federal level.

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Label Occurrences
Council of States of South Sudan canonical 2

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Statements (32)

Predicate Object
instanceOf chamber of parliament
legislative body
upper house
chamberType bicameral legislature upper chamber
constitutionalBasis Transitional Constitution of the Republic of South Sudan NERFINISHED
country South Sudan NERFINISHED
establishedAfter independence of South Sudan
governmentFormContext presidential republic of South Sudan
hasFunction advise on allocation of resources to states
consider issues of governance and conflict between states
participate in the law‑making process at the national level
promote decentralization and devolution of powers
protect interests of states in national policymaking
review legislation affecting states
hasJurisdictionOver matters concerning states in South Sudan
hasMemberType appointed members
representatives of states
languageUsed English
legislativeBranchOf Government of South Sudan NERFINISHED
levelOfGovernment federal
meetsIn Juba NERFINISHED
South Sudan NERFINISHED
partOf National Legislature of South Sudan NERFINISHED
relatedTo Council of States (Sudan) NERFINISHED
National Legislature of South Sudan NERFINISHED
represents local government interests at the national level
states of South Sudan
role upper chamber of the national legislature
scope national
seat Juba NERFINISHED
typeOfRepresentation territorial representation
worksWith Transitional National Legislative Assembly of South Sudan NERFINISHED

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Government of South Sudan upperHouse Council of States of South Sudan
Transitional National Legislative Assembly upperHouse Council of States of South Sudan