The many hats of the Sudanese magistrate: role conflict in Sudanese criminal procedure

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Title:	The many hats of the Sudanese magistrate: role conflict in Sudanese criminal procedure
Author:	El-Naiem, Abdullahi Ahmed
Year:	1978
Periodical:	Journal of African Law
Volume:	22
Issue:	1
Pages:	50-62
Language:	English
Geographic term:	Sudan
Subjects:	criminal procedure judges
Abstract:	The Sudan, with more or less its present political boundaries, has known political unity only since the Turco-Egyptian conquest of 1821. Prior to that date it was ruled by several sultans and sheikhs, some of them owing a degree of political allegiance to others in exchange for security and protection. After 1821, howver, the country experienced three different administrations before it came into its present sovereign status: the Turco-Egyptian administration of 1821-1884; the Mahdist State of 1884-1898; the Angol-Egyptian Condominium of 1898-1956. The present legal system is largely the creature of the last period and is briefly traced here form 1898 to the present day: The present legal system - Initiation of criminal proceedings - Supervision of investigations - Choice of mode of trial - Availability of legal advice and representation - An assessment - The case for reform (immediate relief; long-term solution) - Conclusion.