September Laws (1983) in Sudan
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The September Laws (1983) in Sudan were a controversial set of Islamic sharia-based legal reforms introduced under President Jaafar Nimeiri that drastically reshaped the country’s criminal and civil codes and sparked widespread opposition and unrest.
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Islamic law implementation
ⓘ
legal reform program ⓘ |
| aimedTo | align Sudanese law with sharia ⓘ |
| appliedIn | Sudan NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| basedOn | Islamic law ⓘ |
| caused |
political polarization
ⓘ
public protests ⓘ widespread unrest ⓘ |
| characterizedAs |
Islamization of law
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
controversial ⓘ |
| contributedTo |
erosion of Nimeiri’s popular support
ⓘ
political instability in Sudan in the 1980s ⓘ |
| country | Sudan ⓘ |
| field |
civil law
ⓘ
criminal law ⓘ |
| humanRightsConcern |
corporal punishment
ⓘ
discrimination against non‑Muslims ⓘ due process violations ⓘ |
| impactOn |
North–South relations in Sudan
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Sudanese civil conflict dynamics ⓘ |
| implementedThrough | presidential decrees ⓘ |
| introducedBy | Jaafar Nimeiri NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| introducedPunishment |
amputation for theft
ⓘ
flogging ⓘ hudud penalties ⓘ public executions ⓘ |
| introducedUnderGovernmentOf | Jaafar Nimeiri NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| languageOfLaw | Arabic ⓘ |
| legalBasis | sharia ⓘ |
| legalChangeType |
Islamization of civil code
ⓘ
Islamization of criminal code ⓘ |
| legalSystemAffected |
Sudanese civil justice system
ⓘ
Sudanese criminal justice system ⓘ |
| notableFor |
harsh corporal punishments being carried out publicly
ⓘ
symbolizing the formal adoption of sharia in Sudan’s legal system ⓘ |
| opposedBy |
Southern Sudanese groups
ⓘ
Sudanese legal professionals ⓘ Sudanese opposition parties ⓘ non‑Muslim communities in Sudan ⓘ |
| partOf | Nimeiri’s September 1983 decrees ⓘ |
| politicalContext |
Islamization campaign of Jaafar Nimeiri
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
authoritarian rule in Sudan ⓘ |
| region | Northern Sudan NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| religiousOrientation | Sunni Islam NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| replaced |
existing Sudanese civil code
ⓘ
existing Sudanese criminal code ⓘ |
| startTime | 1983 ⓘ |
| timePeriod | 1980s in Sudan ⓘ |
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