Constitution of Somalia
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The Provisional Constitution of the Federal Republic of Somalia (
Somalia's provisional Constitution provides for a parliamentary system of government, with the
Previous constitutions
On June 20, 1961, and through a
The people of Somaliland did not vote on the Somali constitution after the southerners seized power over it.[7]
Somali Democratic Republic
In 1969, following the assassination of Somalia's second president,
A new Constitution was ratified on August 25, 1979 through a
Federal Republic of Somalia
Constitutional institutions
The Constitution of the Federal Republic of Somalia promotes human rights, the rule of law, general standards of international law, justice, participatory consultative and inclusive government, the separation of powers between the legislature, executive and an independent judiciary, in order to ensure accountability, efficiency and responsiveness to the interests of the people.
The Federal Republic of Somalia is a federal republic with a parliamentary system, where much of the executive power lies with the prime minister.
Presidency
The Somali federal president is the
Executive branch
The executive power of the federal government is vested in the federal cabinet. The Prime Minister is the
Judicial branch
Judicial authority of the Federal Republic is vested in the courts. The judiciary is independent of the legislative and executive branches of government whilst fulfilling its judicial functions. It can declare statutes as null and void if they are in violation of the Federal Constitution.
The national court structure consists of:
- The Constitutional Court
- The Federal Government level courts
- The Federal Member State level courts
Legislative branch
The main body of the legislative branch is Somalia's bicameral parliament, the Federal Parliament, which enacts federal legislation except laws related to the annual budget. Each member of the Federal Parliament has the right to initiate legislation, as does the cabinet. The lower house comprises 275 MPs, while the upper house is capped at 54 representatives.
References
- British Broadcasting Corporation. Retrieved 2012-09-18.
- ^ "President's inauguration marks 'new era' for Somalia, says UN envoy". UN News Centre. 16 September 2012. Retrieved 17 September 2012.
- ^ Antonios Kouroutakis Note on the Provisional Constitution of the Federal Republic of Somalia http://www.iconnectblog.com/2013/09/note-on-the-provisional-constitution-of-somalia/
- ^ "Somalia swears in historic new parliament". Al Jazeera English. Retrieved 2012-09-18.
- ^ Elections in Somalia African Elections Database
- ^ a b "Somalia". Mongabay.com. Retrieved 2012-09-18.
- ^ "Country Facts | Somalia".
- ISBN 1-56902-073-6.
- ^ J. D. Fage, Roland Anthony Oliver, The Cambridge history of Africa, Volume 8, (Cambridge University Press: 1985), p.478.
- ^ a b The Encyclopedia Americana: complete in thirty volumes. Skin to Sumac, Volume 25, (Grolier: 1995), p.214.
- ^ Metz, Helen C., ed. (1992). "Coup d'Etat". Somalia: A Country Study. Washington, D.C.: Library of Congress..
- ^ Peter John de la Fosse Wiles, The New Communist Third World: an essay in political economy, (Taylor & Francis: 1982), p.279.
External links
- Provisional Constitution (adopted August 1, 2012)