Constitution of Somaliland

Somaliland Constitution
Presidential decree ratifying the Somaliland constitution voted by the people of Somaliland
Overview
JurisdictionRepublic of Somaliland
Created25 May 1993 to February 1997[1][2]
Presented2000[3]
Ratified12 December 2000
Date effective13 June 2001
SystemConstitutional presidential republic
Government structure
Branches3
ChambersBicameral
ExecutivePresident
JudiciarySupreme
CitationThe Constitution of Somaliland (PDF), 1 June 2016, archived from the original (PDF) on 3 November 2021, retrieved 17 February 2021
SignatoriesMuhammad Haji Ibrahim Egal

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 constitution was approved in a referendum held on May 31, 2001, when 97% of the voters voted in its favour. Its re-published version consists of a preamble (Arar) and five main chapters (Qaybo) each of which is subdivided into parts (Xubno). There is now a total of 130 articles (Qodobo) as compared to the previous 156 articles.[5]