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SOM-1963-L-91560
Breadcrumb
Title_of_text
Criminal Procedure Code (Legislative Decree No: 1 of 1 June 1963).
Main Region
First Region
Country(ies)
Somalia
Subjects (Classification)
Criminal and penal law
Adopted on (Date of text)
1963-06-01
Scope of text
National
Type of legislation (Type of text)
Law, Act
Second Region
Abstract/Citation
The Criminal Procedure Code (which consists of 288 Articles) includes concepts which are found in common law countries, such as the presumption of innocence, the onus and burden of proof, the writ of haebus corpus and rules of evidence.
The Code still applies, with some exceptions, to Somaliland.
Entry dates region
Date of entry into force
1965-03-31
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Related Text region
Related text(s)
1963-10-02 (SOM-1963-L-88090)
Penal Code.
Related text(s)
2007 (SOM-2007-L-91559)
Juvenile Justice Law (Law No. 36/2007).
Electronic region
Electronic source title
Legislation on-line
Author
http://www.somalilandlaw.com
Publisher
Somaliland Law
Country
Republic of Somaliland
URL
http://www.somalilandlaw.com/
File
SOM91560 Book I.pdf (PDF of Book 1)
Electronic source title
Legislation on-line
Author
http://www.somalilandlaw.com
Publisher
Somaliland Law
Country
Republic of Somaliland
URL
http://www.somalilandlaw.com/
File
SOM91560 Book II.pdf (PDF of Book 2)
Electronic source title
Legislation on-line
Author
http://www.somalilandlaw.com
Publisher
Somaliland Law
Country
Republic of Somaliland
URL
http://www.somalilandlaw.com/
File
SOM91560 Book III.pdf (PDF of Book 3)
Electronic source title
Legislation on-line
Author
http://www.somalilandlaw.com
Publisher
Somaliland Law
Country
Republic of Somaliland
URL
http://www.somalilandlaw.com/
File
SOM91560 Book IV.pdf (PDF of Book 4)
Electronic source title
Legislation on-line
Author
http://www.somalilandlaw.com
Publisher
Somaliland Law
Country
Republic of Somaliland
URL
http://www.somalilandlaw.com/
File
SOM91560 Book V.pdf (PDF of Book 5)
Electronic source title
Legislation on-line
Author
http://www.somalilandlaw.com
Publisher
Somaliland Law
Country
Republic of Somaliland
URL
http://www.somalilandlaw.com/
File
SOM91560 Decree No. 1.1963.pdf (PDF of Decree No. 1 of 1963)