Ministry of Justice (Somaliland)

Republic of Somaliland
Ministry of Justice
Wasaarada Caddaalada
Ministry overview
Formed1991; 33 years ago (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.