Ministry of Justice (Somaliland)

Republic of Somaliland
Ministry of Justice
Wasaarada Caddaalada
Ministry overview
Formed1991 (1991)
JurisdictionSomaliland
HeadquartersHargeisa, Maroodi Jeh Somaliland
Minister responsible
Websitewww.slmoj.org

The Ministry of Justice of the Republic Somaliland (Somali: Wasaaradda Caddaalada Somaliland) (Arabic: وزارة العدل) administers the court system (with the exception of the Supreme Court) and has the authority to hire court personnel, allocate funds, and train, discipline or dismiss judicial officers.[1][2] According to Articles 7 and 38 of the Organisation of the Judiciary Law, the ministry even compiles a panel of assessors on an annual basis for the regional courts. Additionally, the ministry is a member of the Judicial Commission.[3] The current minister is Mustafe Mohamoud Ali[4]

  1. ^ "THE JUDICIAL SYSTEM IN SOMALILAND: Workshop Report". April 2002.
  2. ^ "The State of the Judiciary in Somaliland" (PDF). Horizon Institute. June 2016.
  3. ^ "Research Guide to the Somaliland Legal System - GlobaLex". www.nyulawglobal.org. Retrieved 2018-07-20.
  4. ^ "Wasiirka Cusub ee Wasaaradda Cadaaladda ee Somaliland Md. Mustafe Cali Bile Oo Deegaanada Bariga Gobolka Sanaag Ugu Awood Sheegtay Guddoomiye Dhoobo-Daareed Iyo Taageerayaasha Maamul-Goboleedka Puntland" (in Somali). 7 December 2019. Retrieved 22 January 2020.

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