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The Constitution of Somaliland : the problem of constitutional generations and clan dissolution

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Date
13/10/2015
Author
Aguilar, Mario I
Keywords
Somaliland
African constitutions
Sociology of law
Sociology of religion
Karl Mannheim
Constitutional generations
Islam in the Horn of Africa
State formation
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Abstract
This paper outlines the history, formation and general principles of the 2001 Somaliland Constitution. The people of Somaliland declared independence from Somalia in 1991 returning to the boundaries that had marked the British Protectorate of Somaliland until 1960, holding successful democratic elections, and establishing peace and stability, becoming an exception state within a war-torn region. In a contribution to the sociology of law and the wider knowledge of Somaliland this paper outlines the unifying principles within the Constitution, principles that are taken from the unity of religion (Islam), and the desire to exercise unity in diversity through traditional institutions of conflict resolution with the inclusion of universal principles of human rights law.
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Aguilar , M I 2015 , ' The Constitution of Somaliland : the problem of constitutional generations and clan dissolution ' , Sociology Mind , vol. 5 , no. 4 , 60247 , pp. 245-254 . https://doi.org/10.4236/sm.2015.54022
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Sociology Mind
Status
Peer reviewed
DOI
https://doi.org/10.4236/sm.2015.54022
ISSN
2160-083X
Type
Journal article
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Copyright © 2015 by author and Scientific Research Publishing Inc. This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution International License (CC BY). http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
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http://hdl.handle.net/10023/7825

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