Constitution of Somaliland
| The Constitution of the Republic of Somaliland | |
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Presidential decree ratifying the Somaliland constitution voted by the people of Somaliland | |
| Overview | |
| Jurisdiction | Republic of Somaliland |
| Created | 25 May 1993 to February 1997 |
| Presented | 2000 |
| Ratified | 12 December 2000 |
| Date effective | 13 June 2001 |
| System | Constitutional presidential republic |
| Government structure | |
| Branches | 3 |
| Chambers | Bicameral |
| Executive | President |
| Judiciary | Supreme |
| Citation | The Constitution of Somaliland (PDF), 1 June 2016, archived from the original (PDF) on 3 November 2021, retrieved 17 February 2021 |
| Signatories | Muhammad Haji Ibrahim Egal |
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The Constitution of the Republic of Somaliland (Somali: Dastuurka Jamhuuriyadda Somaliland; Arabic: دستور جمهورية صوماليلاند) is the supreme source of national law of Somaliland, a partially recognised state, considered to be part of Somalia by most countries, adopted by the Houses of the Parliament of Somaliland on 30 April 2000. The constitution was approved in a referendum held on May 31, 2001, when 97% of the voters voted in its favour. Its re-published version consists of a preamble (Arar) and five main chapters (Qaybo) each of which is subdivided into parts (Xubno). There is now a total of 130 articles (Qodobo) as compared to the previous 156 articles.