Somalia: Information on the human rights violations by the Supreme and Appeal Courts
| Publisher | Canada: Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada |
| Author | Research Directorate, Immigration and Refugee Board, Canada |
| Publication Date | 1 January 1992 |
| Citation / Document Symbol | SOM9832 |
| Cite as | Canada: Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada, Somalia: Information on the human rights violations by the Supreme and Appeal Courts, 1 January 1992, SOM9832, available at: https://www.refworld.org/docid/3ae6aca428.html [accessed 4 June 2023] |
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Please find the attached information on the above subject.
According to a Ph.D. student at the Université de Pau in France who is an expert on Somalia, during the 1980s the legal system was erratic mainly because of the police's lack of professionalism (27 Jan. 1992). Cases which involved petty crimes were dealt with depending on the circumstances (Ibid.). In general, the legal system, including the Supreme and Appeal Courts, was not involved in politically based cases (Ibid.).
Additional information on this subject is currently unavailable to the IRBDC in Ottawa.
Bibliography
Université de Pau, France. 27 January 1992. Telephone Interview with a Ph.D Student.
Attachment
Somalia: A Country Study. 1982. Foreign Area Studies. Washington: U.S. Printing Office.
