Researching Somalia’s constitutional texts
Why the date, version and authority of a constitutional source matter.
Educational editorial draft
This is an educational editorial draft. Linked sources were inspected; the summary requires review by a qualified lawyer before publication.
Document details
- Country / scope
- Somalia
- Jurisdiction
- Somalia · Federal
- Record ID
- somali-constitutional-sources
- Review status
- Draft — legal review pending
An accessible historical starting point
The State Attorney General’s archive hosts a Somali constitutional text whose cover records adoption on 1 August 2012. It is useful for historical study. It is not described here as the current consolidated constitution.
A news report is not the legislation
SONNA reported a parliamentary development concerning the first four chapters on 30 March 2024. That report does not supply a verified consolidated legal text. This collection has not established the current text, commencement provisions or complete amendment history.
A careful research record
Keep the downloaded version, source URL, access date and any official publication details together. For a live legal matter, obtain the relevant enacted text and establish its status with a qualified practitioner. A source can be authentic while no longer representing the applicable law.
Sources & verification
- Dastuurka Ku-Meel Gaarka · 2012 ↗
Historical Somali PDF inspected. Current status and subsequent amendments are unverified. A separate official index mentions a 2026 text that was not inspected.
- SONNA · Report on amendments to the first four constitutional chapters ↗
Dated government news report. It is not an enacted or consolidated legal text.
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