On February 27, 2015, the East African Court of Justice dismissed a case brought by the attorneys general of Uganda, Kenya, Rwanda, Burundi, and Tanzania seeking a declaration that the Republic of South Sudan was unfit to be a member of the East African Community (EAC). South Sudan had applied to join the EAC in 2011 under Article 3(3)(b) of the EAC Treaty, but the applicants challenged the move on the ground that South Sudan “does not adhere to universally accepted principles of good governance, democracy, rule of law and observance of human rights and social justice as required under Article 3(3) (b) of the EAC Treaty.” According to a press release, the Court dismissed the case finding that “the process under scrutiny duly complied with the Treaty and the Protocol for Admission to the EAC.”