The Petroleum Industry in Unity State of South Sudan: An Examination of the Legal Regime.
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2012-06
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Kampala International University, School of law.
Abstract
This dissertation is entitled "The petroleum industry in Unity state,
South Sudan". The study was carried out based on three
objectives, that is; to examine the current laws relating to the
regulation of the petroleum industry in Unity state, south Sudan;
to analyze the effectiveness and applicability of the current legal
framework for the management of the petroleum industry in Unity
state, south Sudan; and to examine the critique and feedback from
civil society, NGOs and other stakeholders on the current laws and
draft bills in the management of the petroleum industry in Unity
state, south Sudan.
The study was in form of a case study, to make a survey that can
be representative of the entire country. The study sample
comprised of 140 respondents, among which were legislators,
ministry officials, members of the civil society and local leaders in
Unity state, South Sudan, chosen using Purposive sampling
method. Questionnaires and interviews were used m collecting
data. The collected data was analyzed qualitatively.
The findings showed that there was a strong legal regime for
governing the petroleum industry in Unity state vested in the
South Sudan Transitional constitution - 2011. However, the
provisions of the Transitional constitution do not however, fully
address all the contingencies in the petroleum industry. Thus the
South Sudan Legislative Assembly is pushing for the enactment of
the petroleum law to cover all legal aspects in the industry.
The researcher concluded that the current legal regime for the
management of the petroleum industry in South Sudan is
insufficient and requires a speedy process to enact the Petroleum
law, whose provisions can adequately cover the industry in the
legal sense.
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A dissertation submitted to the Faculty of Law in Partial
Fulfillment of the Requirements for the Award of a Bachelor of Laws of
Kampala International University.
Keywords
Petroleum Industry, South Sudan, Legal Regime