The congressional Subcommittee on Africa and Global Human Rights is urging the African Union to speed up the establishment of the hybrid court for South Sudan.

According to the peace agreement, the court should be established by the African Union to investigate and try individuals responsible for violations of during the conflict and throughout the transitional period.

The peace agreement gives the hybrid court the jurisdiction on genocide, crimes against humanity, war crimes and any other serious crimes under international law and any other relevant laws of South Sudan.

The deal says that the court should have been established six months after the formation of the transitional government, which delayed until last April.

Christopher Henry Smith is the Chairman of the Subcommittee on Africa, Global Health, Global Human Rights and International Organizations at the U.S. House of Representatives.

“I’m a strong believer in hybrid court. So I would hope the AU should move faster and I think also should go intending with the reconciliation effort as well which [is] articulated in the peace accord,” Mr Smith told Eye Radio.

It is proposed that the court will have seven judges, four from the AU-member countries and three from South Sudan.