HL Hart in South Sudan: the war-torn secondary rule of recognition To what extent does an authoritarian regime still need to justify its course by reference to law? Hart’s classic distinction between primary& secondary legal rules offers a useful tool for analyzing politico-legal contestations in (post-)conflict societies Bruno Braak • November 06, 2015
What role for the chief? Through a referendum in 2011, South Sudan seceded from Sudan. After decades of war and a century of foreign rule, the people of South Sudan were delirious, they were free at last. But building a peaceful new state has proven tough. What role for the chief? Bruno Braak • March 09, 2015
