Somalia
2026
- GOVERNMENT
- transitional federal-parliamentary government: there is no permanent national government
- CONSTITUTION
- September 23, 1979
- LEGAL SYSTEM
- there is no national system; a mix of English common law, Italian law, Islamic law, and traditional Somali norms
- LEGISLATIVE SYSTEM
- unicameral, National Assembly
- JUDICIAL SYSTEM
- not operational: following the fall of the National Government, many regions reintroduced Islamic law and Somali customary law, with the possibility of appeal
RELIGIONS
Sunni Muslims
From the country
- JANUARY 1, 2014SomaliaDEATH PENALTY
The penal code of Somalia represents an amalgam of various legal systems and traditions.
The penal code of Somalia represents an amalgam of various legal systems and traditions.
- DECEMBER 9, 2013SomaliaDEATH PENALTY
a Hargeisa City Councillor, Mustaffe Osman Dahir, was sentenced to death by the Regional
a Hargeisa City Councillor, Mustaffe Osman Dahir, was sentenced to death by the Regional
- NOVEMBER 13, 2013SomaliaDEATH PENALTY
a military court in Somalia sentenced a serving Somali soldier to death for deliberately killing another soldier.
a military court in Somalia sentenced a serving Somali soldier to death for deliberately killing another soldier.
NOVEMBER 13, 2013SomaliaDEATH PENALTYSOMALIA: MILITARY COURT SENTENCES SOLDIER TO DEATH
A military court in Somalia has sentenced a serving Somali soldier to death for deliberately killing
OCTOBER 23, 2013SomaliaDEATH PENALTYSOMALIA: JUBBA ADMINISTRATION SOLDIER EXECUTED IN KISMAYO
In Somalia, the Interim Jubba administration which controls the port city of Kismayo, center of lower
- OCTOBER 23, 2013SomaliaDEATH PENALTY
SOMALIA: PUNTLAND COURT SENTENCES KILLER WIFE AND ACCOMPLICE TO DEATH
A court in Somalia's Puntland state sentenced a killer wife and a man who helped her murder
OCTOBER 3, 2013SomaliaDEATH PENALTYSOMALIA: MILITARY COURT SENTENCE SOLDIERS FOR KILLING COLLEAGUES
Two Somali military soldiers were sentenced to death after a court session hearing was held
- SEPTEMBER 11, 2013SomaliaDEATH PENALTY
militants loyal to Al-Shabaab executed and amputated two young men in Buloburte town of Hiiraan Region.
militants loyal to Al-Shabaab executed and amputated two young men in Buloburte town of Hiiraan Region.
- SEPTEMBER 11, 2013SomaliaDEATH PENALTY
in a town square in Buulebarde, al-Shabaab publicly executed a man accused of spying for
in a town square in Buulebarde, al-Shabaab publicly executed a man accused of spying for
- SEPTEMBER 2, 2013SomaliaDEATH PENALTY
SOMALIA: DEATH SENTENCE AGAINST TWO ARMED MILITIA MEN
the Somali Military Court ruled a death sentence against two armed militia men whom the court said
- AUGUST 29, 2013SomaliaDEATH PENALTY
in Somalia, a soldier sentence to death has won a reprieve following a successful appeal.
in Somalia, a soldier sentence to death has won a reprieve following a successful appeal.
- AUGUST 17, 2013SomaliaDEATH PENALTY
SOMALIA. EXECUTED BY FIRING SQUAD
Somalia's government executed a man who was convicted of murdering a journalist, a military official said, the first such execution in a country where those who kill media workers often evade justice.