Abstract
South Sudan, which gained independence in 2011, has been engulfed in violence and conflict periodically since that time. The Intergovernmental Authority on Development (IGAD) has played a major role in brokering peace talks between the respective parties. This role, as well as the role of the United Nations Mission in South Sudan (UNMISS), which recently authorised, through Security Council Resolution 2304, the deployment of a 4000-member Regional Protection Force (RPF) to Juba is discussed. This piece aims to provide an insight into some of the challenges and legal developments associated with ensuring lasting peace, addressing (and preventing) the allegations of widespread violations of international law, as well as the internal armed conflict affecting South Sudan, in light of the nature of responses from the international community.
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