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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 judiciary of Somaliland (Somali: Garsoorka Somaliland; Arabic: السلطة القضائية في صوماليلاند)is the judicial branch of the Somaliland government. Mandated by the 1997 Constitution , the judiciary is responsible for overseeing and interpreting the law. [ 1 ]
A Somaliland citizen by birth is anyone whose father [14] is a descendent of persons who resided in the territory of Somaliland on 26 June 1960 [15] and before. A Somaliland citizen by birth may acquire the citizenship of another country (dual nationality) without losing his Somaliland citizenship.
The first nationality law for Italian Somaliland was passed during the trustee period under Italian administration. The statute (Law No. 2) of 1 December 1957 granted nationality to any person who was stateless, was born, and had lived in the territory since 1940, if their father was Somali and was either originally from the territory or had a ...
The Government of the Republic of Somaliland (JSL) (Somali: Dowladda Soomaaliland or Xukuumada Soomaaliland, Arabic: حكومة صوماليلاند, romanized: Hukumat Sumaliland) is the central government of Somaliland. The Government of Somaliland consists of legislative, executive, and judicial branches, each of which functions ...
Somaliland nationality law defines who is a Somaliland citizen, [169] as well as the procedures by which one may be naturalised into Somaliland citizenship or renounce it. [170] The Somaliland government continues to apply the 1962 penal code of the Somali Republic. As such, homosexual acts are illegal in the territory. [171]
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 .
Somaliland Government Gazette (Somali: Faafinta Rasmiga Ah) is the official publication of the Government of Somaliland and publishes laws, ordinances and other regulations. [ 1 ] [ 2 ] Published material