Adv. Hassan Ali Hassan
President & Chairperson, SOLLAWelcome to SOLLA
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The Somaliland Lawyers Association (SOLLA) stands as the premier independent statutory body regulating and supporting legal practice across the nation. We ensure strict adherence to professional standards, protect public legal rights, and support judicial reforms.
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To ensure equal access to legal representation and uphold ethical legal practices throughout Somaliland.
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A highly structured judicial system recognized internationally for defense of fundamental rights.
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From Failed Union to Restored Sovereignty: The Legal Case for Somaliland Statehood
Abstract Since 1991, following Somaliland’s withdrawal from the failed union with Somalia, no single country or international organization has granted it de jure recognition. This changed in December 2025, when Israel unilaterally recognized Somaliland as an independent and sovereign state. While international law does not impose a strict obligation on states to recognize new entities, it provides a framework for assessing statehood. This article critically examines the legal basis of Somaliland’s claim to the restoration of statehood and its pursuit of international recognition within both classical and contemporary frameworks of international law. It analyses key instruments of hard law, including the Charter of the United Nations, the Montevideo Convention on the Rights and Duties of States, the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights, the International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights, and the Constitutive Act of the African Union, alongside relevant soft law instruments and customary international law, particularly state practice and opinio juris on recognition. It further assesses whether the legality of such a claim may be referred to the International Court of Justice (ICJ) through the advisory opinion procedure. The article concludes by identifying viable legal and institutional pathways through which Somaliland may advance its claim to international recognition.
Maalgashadayaal dunida ah ayaa inoo imanaya, markaa waa in aynu Garsoorkeena iyo heerka caddaaladeena xoojino, Madaxweynaha Jamhuuriyadda Somaliland, Cabdiraxman Cirro
Maalgashadayaal dunida ah ayaa inoo imanaya, markaa waa in aynu Garsoorkeena iyo heerka caddaaladeena xoojino, Madaxweynaha Jamhuuriyadda Somaliland, Cabdiraxman Cirro
UJEEDO: MAGAABIS AGAASIMAHA WAAXDA ARRIMAHA DIBADDA IYO SHURUUCDA CAALAMIGA AH EE URURKA QAREENADA SOMALILAND
UJEEDO: MAGAABIS AGAASIMAHA WAAXDA ARRIMAHA DIBADDA IYO SHURUUCDA CAALAMIGA AH EE URURKA QAREENADA SOMALILAND
Ujeedo: Magaabis Guddida ururinta Xogta iyo Caqabadaha Qareenada ka haysta Garsoorka ee u baahan dib u sixida lyo Caqadaha Garsoorka
Magaabis Guddida ururinta Xogta iyo Caqabadaha Qareenada ka haysta Garsoorka ee u baahan dib u sixida lyo Caqadaha Garsoorka
Ujeedo: Magaabis Guddida ururinta Xogta iyo Caqabadaha Qareenada ka haysta Garsoorka ee u baahan dib u sixida lyo Caqadaha Garsoorka
Magaabis Guddida ururinta Xogta iyo Caqabadaha Qareenada ka haysta Garsoorka ee u baahan dib u sixida lyo Caqadaha Garsoorka
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New Judicial Framework Draft Released: A Landmark Integration of Customary law (Xeer) and Civil Code
Somaliland Law Reform Commission in partnership with SOLLA publishes the legal integration framework draft clarifying jurisdictional borders...
SOLLA General Assembly Elects New Governing Council and Adopts Five-Year Strategic Roadmap
The Somaliland Lawyers Association successfully concluded its annual general assembly in Hargeisa. Members voted for a modern operational audit scheme...
Expanding Free Legal Aid Clinics: Over 450 Inmates Assisted in Regional Prisons
Our legal aid teams conducted mobile clinics in Mandera, Hargeisa, and Burao central prisons, offering constitutional representation to unrepresented clients...
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