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 ARTICLES ON SOMALILAND LAW:

Somaliland Legal System

Xasan Faarax Maxamad (2010) Baahiyaadka Waaxda Garsoorka

Mediation, Arbitration & Conflict Resolution

Adam Haji Ali Ahmed (2010) Politics of Transitional Justice Mechanisms from Below:  The Case of Somaliland, Peace & Conflict Monitor 04 July 2010 (University of Peace):  “This paper will discuss how the design and discourse of  transitional justice mechanisms- which include and take into account the views  and needs of civil society and affected communities- boost the legitimacy of the  transitional process and the prospects for reconciliation. This process could be  described as the politics of transitional justice mechanisms from below. The  paper will focus on the Somaliland situation as a case study. The paper will  explain both the Somaliland alternative dispute resolution (ADR) mechanism and  transitional justice as well as analyze in detail how the indigenous ADR  mechanism has been used as tool for political transitional justice during the  reconciliation period. Lessons learned from the Somaliland reconciliation  process will be briefly explained and some critiques and pitfalls of  transitional justice in Somaliland will be raised. Finally, the paper will  conclude with some recommendations and observations about the usefulness of the  traditional and indigenous ADR systems as reference examples for political  transitional justice in similar situations around the world.”
 

Constitutional Law

Mohamad Farah Hersi (2010) An Institutional Analysis on the Constitutional court of Somaliland

Ibrahim Hashi Jama (2007) The Somaliland Constitution: Experience To date and Future Developments (A discussion paper)

Ibrahim Hashi Jama (2006) The Sheikh Concordat: Settling Constitutional Disputes in the Somaliland way?

 Ruth Gordon (1999 ) “Growing Constitutions” 1 U. PA. J. CONST. L. 528

Legal System

 Federico Battera (2004) “State and democracy building in sub Saharan Africa: The case of Somaliland -  a comparative perspective”,  Global Jurist Topics, Vol.4, No.1, Article 1.

Ibrahim H Jama (2003) Somaliland Supreme Court and the Presidential Election

Somaliland Academy for Peace & Development 2002: The Judicial System in Somaliland - Report of a Workshop.

Media Law

 Using Insult Laws is an Insult to the Somaliland Media and Public – the detention and trial of Haatuf Journalists (2007)- Ibrahim Hashi Jama  

Electoral Laws

Article on the Somaliland Political Parties Law - September 2000

 Article on the Somaliland Election Bill 2000 - October 2000

 Public Order Law            

 Public Order Law in Somaliland: Learning the lessons of Democracy (2004) Ibrahim Hashi Jama

Other

Ibrahim Hashi Jama (2007) The delayed release of QARAN leaders