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The Constitution of the Republic of Somaliland (Somali: Dastuurka Jamhuuriyadda Somaliland; Arabic: دستور جمهورية صوماليلاند) is the supreme source of national law of Somaliland, an unrecognised state considered to be part of Somalia by the international community, adopted by the Houses of the Parliament of Somaliland on 30 April 2000. [4]
The Government of Somaliland consists of legislative, executive, and judicial branches, each of which functions independently from the others. The Government runs under the framework established by the Constitution of Somaliland, adopted in 2001. It is a unitary state. [1] [2] The seat of the government is located in Hargeisa, the capital of ...
The Ministry of Parliamentary Relations and Constitutional Affairs (MoPRCA) (Somali: Wasaaradda Xidhiidhka Goleyaasha iyo Arrimaha Dastuurka) (Arabic: وزارة العلاقات البرلمانية والشؤون الدستورية) is a member of the Somaliland cabinet, responsible for handling affairs relating to the Parliament of Somaliland and Constitution of Somaliland, it also works as ...
The politics of Somaliland take place within a hybrid system of governance, which, under the Somaliland constitution, combines traditional and western institutions. The constitution separates government into an executive branch, a legislative branch, and a judicial branch, each of which functions independently from the others .
Foreign relations of the Republic of Somaliland are the responsibility of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Somaliland. [1] The region's self-declaration of independence (from Somalia on 18 May 1991, after the start of ongoing Somali Civil War ) remains unrecognised by the international community .
In 1991, Somaliland revoked the Act of Union, declaring its independence. [43] It established a bicameral legislature, created an interim constitution and appointed a president. Civil war broke out between the northern clans, which ended after a national reconciliation conference was called in 1996.
The constitution gives the House broad legislative powers over financial matters. Its most potent check on executive power is its right to approve, reject, or amend the government's annual budget and the right to inspect annual expenditure reports that the executive is obligated to prepare. [ 5 ]
Human rights in Somaliland are protected by Chapter one, Part three of the Constitution of Somaliland.Somaliland is an unrecognised sovereign state in the Horn of Africa, internationally considered [1] [2] to be part of Somalia.