Somalia is in the process of recovering from a long standing civil war. Such a recovery process is relating to all the three branches of government. In this article, we will describe the current situation of judiciary in Somalia.

Valuable efforts on improving the judiciary are being performed by judges, prosecutors and lawyers. Court clerks are implementing the case management system to facilitate the smooth running of judicial activities and tracking of the files.

Many cases are pending before the courts. The biggest number of these cases is related to litigation on real estate including disputes on land ownership as well as leases and tendency agreements. Other case are related to family law disputes. A relevant number of civil, commercial and corporate cases are pending before the courts. Some of these cases are about disputes in intellectual properties.

The Penal section of the courts is engaged in criminal trials which are participated by defense lawyers.
The court system is mainly operating in Banadir Region, though the regional states have their own court systems. The Provisional Constitution provides that the court system in Somalia is based on three tiers; the federal courts, the constitutional court and the regional states courts. There are ongoing efforts towards establishing a justice model in Somalia. Meanwhile, the Constitutional Court Establishing Act has been passed by the Federal Parliament and then promulgated by the President of the Federal Republic of Somalia.

Warsame Law is playing a crucial role in enhancing the judiciary in Somalia. The attorneys at Warsame Law are considered active participants to the functioning of the courts in Somalia. The firm is registered within the regional states as it has its own branches there. Warsame Law is also active in Somaliland as it has good collaboration with law firms based in Hargesa as well as Borama.