This paper examines the political themes in three collections of poetry by Abdirahman Gaileh Mirreh (1942-2000). Motivated by what he witnessed in his native Somalia, Mirreh's poetry is driven by his belief in democracy, freedom, and human rights. This paper…
Somalia has a cluster of laws governing the relationship between foreign investors and Somali society. This article gives a commentary and in- depth analysis of the Somalia's current foreign investment law (Law No:13 of 21 st January, 2016) as well…
The Somali Penal Code [PC] came into force in 1964, almost 60 years ago. Over this period of time new crimes and complex forms of criminal activities appeared. This PC is expected to remain the main legal instrument in fighting…
Somalia celebrated the 60th anniversary of its independence in 2020 while still striving to recover from the state collapse and protracted civil war. Over 60 years' continuous failure to build the Somali state indicates a general trend and recurring phenomenon…
Prompted by the unfortunate situation of the last 30 years whereby Somalia heavily relies on foreign aid, this article aims to probe the magnitude of the aid dependency of Somalia between 1960 and 1990. The article finds that Somalia heavily…
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This paper examines three collections of poetry by Abdirahman Gaileh Mirreh (1942-2000). If anything, Mirreh can be described as a poet who uses his words to advance a more democratic, more just, simpler, and greener world, not just for humans…
This article explores two related questions: (1) can Somalia's public institutions be reengineered using the world's most renowned organizational change theories? (2) where should change begin ina system protracted by corruption and constitutional unrest? Considering these two questions, the paper…
International judicial cooperation in criminal matters becomes more and more important for each country in the world. Somalia is no exception. In increasing number of cases, its authorities would need to turn to foreign judicial authorities to obtain necessary evidence…
Somalia-Turkey relation has been resumed when then Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan visited Mogadishu in August 2011. Turkey has recently opened a military training facility in Mogadishu. Since then, Turkey's security engagement in Somalia created some sort of concern for…