The Somali School of Law (SSL) is a statutory institution established under Policy No. 171 of 2025, approved on January 9, 2025, as part of a transformative initiative by the Ministry of Justice and Constitutional Affairs (MOJCA). Recognizing the urgent need for a structured, high-quality legal training system, the Somali government has taken decisive steps to modernize legal education and professional development, ensuring alignment with regional and international standards while addressing historical challenges in Somalia’s justice sector.
As the nation’s premier institution for practical legal training, the Somali School of Law plays a critical role in equipping lawyers, judges, prosecutors, and public sector legal professionals with the skills, knowledge, and ethical foundation necessary to strengthen Somalia’s legal system. Through structured training programs, research initiatives, and policy reforms, the School aims to produce a competent and ethical legal workforce committed to upholding justice, constitutionalism, and the rule of law.
The Somali School of Law is dedicated to equipping legal professionals with practical skills essential for practicing before competent courts of law. It fosters legal research, innovation, and policy development to advance Somalia’s legal system, instills strong ethical values to enhance professionalism within the legal sector, and provides practical legal training for law graduates entering the judiciary, prosecution, advocacy, and other legal professions. The School also plays a key role in developing and standardizing legal education curricula to ensure consistency and quality across institutions, while strengthening professional ethics and integrity within the Somali legal profession.
More than just an academic institution, the Somali School of Law serves as a national platform for legal excellence, dedicated to driving law reform and strengthening legal frameworks to build a robust and just legal system. It enhances access to justice by improving legal aid services, particularly for marginalized communities, promotes gender equality and women’s rights within the legal profession and broader society, and upholds constitutionalism, human rights protection, and democratic governance.
Through its commitment to excellence, the Somali School of Law is shaping the future of Somalia’s legal profession, ensuring a fair, competent, and ethically sound justice system for generations to come.
