Somaliland lawyers association is non-political, non-profit making human right and legal professional association, which have founded by 40 professional lawyers in Jun 2004, and 95% of Somaliland lawyers are member. SOLLA is legally registered with Ministry of Justice, Somaliland, Reg # WC/XW/G02/12/2021 dated 31 March 2021 valid until 1 January 2022. SOLLA as a local professional association’s mandates are the enhancing the reputation of the Somaliland lawyers, to improve the quality of their performance in service delivery, and protection of the lawyers rights and observance for their duties; the realization of access justice, fair and independent judiciary, respect of human rights and proper application of the laws. Firstly the promotion of the respect for human rights is one of the indispensable purposes of the Bar (SOLLA). Secondly the system of periodic reporting within the context of the major international human rights instruments is the Associational vital element in monitoring the full and effective national implementation of international human rights standards. SOLLA works with the local societal groups and the government to the responsibilities and strategies towards civil protection on the observance of the human rights and fundamental freedoms of the community. In addition, SOLLA engages a process to review the country’s existing laws and advise a process of the new legislations concerns the civil liberties and fundamental freedoms of the community, access justice and fair and independent judiciary system of Somaliland.
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SOLLA carry out legal researches for promoting the understanding and legal knowledge of the country thought legal studies, analyzes of the laws of the country for their adoption, reforms and application and interpretation of the laws, to improve the legal system of the country.
Somaliland Lawyers Association has general assembly that all the members meets and held at once in every
two years, the assembly is the supreme organ of authority in the Bar which approved the constitution of the
Bar and has power the election of the BOD as per the constitution. Also the Association has effective
governing “Board of Director”• of Fifteen (15) members, which is functional. The Board of director is the
leading body of the association between two sessions and they review and approves association plans,
identify needs, and link planning to budget, approves implementations of the operational manuals,
associational policies and procedures, internal control system, designs and develops the strategic
plans/directions of the Bar; and amends where deem necessary. They prepare and announce, organize and
hold the ordinary and extraordinary assembly meetings and they mobilize and secure the resources/funds of
the Bar through broad donor-based fund diversification strategy. BOD nominate Executive Director of Bar
and approve the departmental officers of the association; also the BOD has empowered to monitor and
supervise the administration activities running by Executive Director. The Bar has written constitution
approved by the Assembly on June 2004, and amended on July 2008. The association has registration legal
documents, and therefore is operational by law
