Reproducibility package for Supporting Access To Justice In South Sudan: A 2025 Jupiter Assessment

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Reference ID

FR_SSD_2025_297

Author(s)

Erica Bosio, Virginia Upegui Caro, Meng Su

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Mar 28, 2025

Last modified

May 08, 2025

Overview

Abstract

This report assesses the state and performance of the justice system of South Sudan through the JUPITER methodology. JUPITER uses qualitative and quantitative data to evaluate both de jure and de facto justice delivery metrics, identifying gaps in the legal framework and its implementation and creating comparable metrics to benchmark against similar indicators and other economies. The study focuses on the system’s effectiveness in service delivery across three areas: Access to Justice, Efficiency, and Quality. JUPITER aims to identify strengths and areas of improvement in these key areas, serving as a basis for policy dialogue.

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Reproducibility package for Supporting Access To Justice In South Sudan: A 2025 Jupiter Assessment

Title

Reproducibility package for Supporting Access To Justice In South Sudan: A 2025 Jupiter Assessment

Date

2025-03

Dependencies

The package does not contain external dependencies.

Notes

Computational reproducibility verified by Development Impact (DIME) Analytics team, World Bank.

Source code repository

Repository name	URI
Reproducible Research Repository (World Bank)	https://reproducibility.worldbank.org

Software

Excel

Name

Excel

Version

Microsoft Excel for Microsoft 365 MSO

Stata

Name

Stata

Version

18.0 MP

Reproducibility

Technology environment

Paper exhibits were reproduced on a computer with the following specifications:
• OS: Windows 11 Enterprise
• Processor: Intel(R) Xeon(R) Gold 6226R CPU @ 2.90GHz 2.90 GHz (2 processors)
• Memory available: 16 GB
• Software version: Stata version 18.0 MP; Excel Microsoft Excel for Microsoft 365 MSO

Technology requirements

~1 minute runtime

Reproduction instructions

To run the code-based portion of this package, open the 00_main .do file, update the file path as needed, and run the script.
Please note that most of the figures and tables are based on restricted data. As a result, users will not be able to reproduce the results directly from the raw data. However, all figures and tables are included the folder Excel Figures. Users can compare these outputs with the exhibits presented in the paper for verification.

Data

Datasets

Subnational Population Statistics - South Sudan

Name

Subnational Population Statistics - South Sudan

Note

Source: United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) Subnational Population Estimates consulted through the Humanitarian Data Exchange. Accessed 03/25/25.

Access policy

Data is publicly available and included in the reproducibility package.

License

Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License (CC BY 4.0)

License URL

https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

Data URL

https://data.humdata.org/dataset/cod-ps-ssd

List of Judges and Duty Stations

Name

List of Judges and Duty Stations

Note

Source: Judiciary of South Sudan. The data was provided directly to the team by the Judiciary in PDF format. There are no publicly documented channels for accessing this data. For more information, please refer to the README file.

Access policy

Restricted and not included in the reproducibility package

Surveys of Court Users

Name

Surveys of Court Users

Note

Access policy

Restricted and not included in the reproducibility package

List of Judges and Duty Stations

Name

List of Judges and Duty Stations

Note

Access policy

Restricted and not included in the reproducibility package

South Sudan Budget Books

Name

South Sudan Budget Books

Note

Source: Ministry of Finance and Planning Republic of South Sudan. Accessed 03/25/25. Fiscal Years Consulted: 2018-2019; 2019-2020; 2020-2021; 2021-2022; 2022-2023; 2023-2024. Direct links below.

Access policy

Data is publicly available and included in the reproducibility package.

Data URL

https://www.mofp.gov.ss/doc/Budget-Inner_480-pages.pdf; https://www.mofp.gov.ss/doc/FY-2019-2020-Approved-Budget-Book.pdf; https://www.mofep-grss.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/03/DRAFT-BUDGET-BOOK-2020-2021-small.pdf; https://www.mofp.gov.ss/doc/DRAFT-BUDGET-BOOK-FY-2021-2022-small.pdf; https://www.mofp.gov.ss/doc/Draft-Budget-Book-FY-2022-2023-v2-2.pdf; https://mofp.gov.ss/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/Approved-Budget-Book-FY-2023-2024-version-5-MAIL.pdf

South Sudan Budget Execution Report

Name

South Sudan Budget Execution Report

Note

Source: Ministry of Finance and Planning Republic of South Sudan. Accessed 03/25/25.

Access policy

Data is publicly available and included in the reproducibility package.

Data URL

https://mofp.gov.ss/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/2023-24-Quarter-2-Budget-Execution-Report25022024-3.pdf

BOOST Court Budget

Name

BOOST Court Budget

Note

Source: World Bank. BOOST Open Budget Portal. Accessed 03/04/24. Located at: Data/raw/boost.xlsx

Access policy

Data is publicly available and included in the reproducibility package.

License

Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License (CC BY 4.0)

License URL

https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

Data URL

https://www.worldbank.org/en/programs/boost-portal/about-the-portal

WB Court Budgets (National Budget Documents)

Name

WB Court Budgets (National Budget Documents)

Note

Source: Collected by the World Bank. Located at: Data/Raw/Court Budget_Percentage of GDP_v5_Updated URLs.xlsx. National Budget Documents collected by WBG, references linked in ALL - Consolidated” sheet, Column N (“Source”). Accessed 05/15/24

Access policy

Data is publicly available and included in the reproducibility package.

Expenditure by Functions of Government (COFOG)

Name

Expenditure by Functions of Government (COFOG)

Note

Source: International Monetary Fund. Located at: Data/Raw/Expenditure_by_Functions_of_Governm.xlsx. Accessed 05/17/24.

Access policy

Data is publicly available and included in the reproducibility package.

Data URL

https://data.imf.org/?sk=7b1c9c58-8560-4683-a35c-9ea5ee1cc0a5&hide_uv=1

World Economic Outlook Database

Name

World Economic Outlook Database

Note

Source: International Monetary Fund - World Economic Outlook Database (WEO). Located at: Data/Raw/WEOApr2024all.xls. Accessed 05/17/24

Access policy

Data is publicly available and included in the reproducibility package.

License URL

https://www.imf.org/en/About/copyright-and-terms#data

Data URL

https://www.imf.org/-/media/Files/Publications/WEO/WEO-Database/2024/April/WEOApr2024all.ashx

World Development Indicators

Name

World Development Indicators

Note

Source: World Bank. Located at: Data/Raw/P_Data_Extract_From_World_Development_Indicators (1).xlsx; P_Data_Extract_From_World_Development_Indicators (4). xlsx. Variables consulted: Income and Government Expenditure. Accessed 05/17/24

Access policy

Data is publicly available and included in the reproducibility package.

License

Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License (CC BY 4.0)

License URL

https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

Data URL

https://databank.worldbank.org/source/world-development-indicators

Caseload Statistics of Supreme Court and County Courts

Name

Caseload Statistics of Supreme Court and County Courts

Note

Source: Information extracted manually by WBG during field mission (June 2024). Caseloads include: Caseload Statistics of Supreme Court of South Sudan; Caseload Juba County Court; Caseload High Court of Central Equatoria State; Caseload of Court of Appeal of Greater Equatoria

Access policy

Restricted and not included in the reproducibility package

Judicial Caseload and Performance Reports – East Africa

Name

Judicial Caseload and Performance Reports – East Africa

Note

Source: South Sudan – Data extracted manually by the World Bank Group (WBG) during a field mission in June 2024. Information was provided directly by the Judiciary in PDF format. No public access channels are currently available. Kenya, Liberia, Rwanda, Tanzania, Uganda – Data obtained from publicly available judiciary performance reports published by the respective national judiciaries. Accessed on March 25, 2025. See direct links below.

Access policy

Data is publicly available and included in the reproducibility package.

Data URL

https://judiciary.go.ke/wp-content/uploads/2023/11/SOJAR-2022-2023-1.pdf; https://openknowledge.worldbank.org/entities/publication/6cf189bd-2735-40fc-a572-09dce5996033; https://www.judiciary.gov.rw/index.php?eID=dumpFile&t=f&f=73995&token=84af314e35ebbffe11df0b99521b3d6659f07214; https://judiciary.go.ug/files/downloads/Judiciary_Annual_Perfomance_Report_202223_Web_231115_140706.pdf; https://tanzlii.org/akn/tz/doc/jot-documents-and-guidelines/2024-06-30/comprehensive-performance-report-of-the-judicial-functions-2023/eng@2024-06-30

Doing Business 2020

Name

Doing Business 2020

Note

Source: World Bank Doing Business (DB) 2020 dataset. Variables: Enforcing Contracts Indicators. Countries: Kenya, Liberia, Rwanda, South Sudan, Tanzania, Uganda. See direct links below.

Access policy

Data is publicly available and included in the reproducibility package.

Data URL

https://archive.doingbusiness.org/en/data/exploreeconomies/tanzania#DB_ec; https://archive.doingbusiness.org/en/data/exploreeconomies/south-sudan#DB_ec; https://archive.doingbusiness.org/en/data/exploreeconomies/uganda#DB_ec; https://archive.doingbusiness.org/en/data/exploreeconomies/liberia#DB_ec; https://archive.doingbusiness.org/en/data/exploreeconomies/kenya#DB_ec; https://archive.doingbusiness.org/en/data/exploreeconomies/rwanda#DB_ec

Domestic Financing for Justice Data

Name

Domestic Financing for Justice Data

Note

Source: Clare Manuel, Marcus Manuel, Stephanie Manea, Darshni Nagaria. (March 2023). Domestic financing for justice: who spends most on justice?. Briefing/policy paper. Located at: Data/Raw/Domestic_Financing_Data_-_for_website.xlsx.

Access policy

Data is publicly available and included in the reproducibility package.

License

Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International

License URL

https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/

Data URL

https://odi.org/en/publications/domestic-financing-for-justice-who-spends-most-on-justice/

Data statement

Some data is restricted and has not been included in the reproducibility package. For more details, please refer to the README file.

Description

Output

Supporting Access To Justice In South Sudan: A 2025 Jupiter Assessment

Type

World Bank Reports & Flagships

Title

Supporting Access To Justice In South Sudan: A 2025 Jupiter Assessment

Authors

Erica Bosio, Virginia Upegui Caro

URL

https://hdl.handle.net/10986/43163

Authors

Author	Affiliation	Email
Erica Bosio	World Bank	ebosio@worldbank.org
Virginia Upegui Caro	World Bank	vupeguicaro@worldbank.org
Meng Su	World Bank	m.su4@lse.ac.uk

Date of production

2025-03-27

Scope and coverage

Geographic locations

Location	Code
South Sudan	SSD

Disclaimer

The materials in the reproducibility packages are distributed as they were prepared by the staff of the International Bank for Reconstruction and Development/The World Bank. The findings, interpretations, and conclusions expressed in this event do not necessarily reflect the views of the World Bank, the Executive Directors of the World Bank, or the governments they represent. The World Bank does not guarantee the accuracy of the materials included in the reproducibility package.

Access and rights

License

Name	URI
Modified BSD3	https://opensource.org/license/bsd-3-clause/

Contacts

Name	Affiliation	Email
Virginia Upegui Caro	World Bank	vupeguicaro@worldbank.org
Reproducibility WBG	World Bank	reproducibility@worldbank.org

Information on metadata

Producers

Name	Abbreviation	Affiliation	Role
Reproducibility WBG	DIME	World Bank - Development Impact Department	Verification and preparation of metadata

Date of Production

2025-03-27

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