Political interference and the weak enforcement of land laws have become primary drivers of widespread land grabbing across South Sudan. A research firm in South Sudan - Institute of Social Policy and Research found that politicians are actively aiding the illegal seizure of ancestral and community lands. South Sudan has been at war for over a decade, since Independence. Though the region has endured a staggering 44 collective years of warfare when factoring in its struggle for self-determination prior to independence. Millions have been displaced and hundreds of thousands have been killed. The persistent internal conflicts have completely broken down the nation's formal statutory governance, leaving an institutional vacuum. This has led to powerful political and military figures systematically exploit the instability.