Reasons why #Somaliland is not a secessionist.
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1/10. Many uninformed and staunch anti-Somaliland individuals use the term ‘secession’ without understanding the legality of the word. Does Somaliland’s Declaration of Independence fall within secessionist criteria?
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1/10. Many uninformed and staunch anti-Somaliland individuals use the term ‘secession’ without understanding the legality of the word. Does Somaliland’s Declaration of Independence fall within secessionist criteria?
2/10. From international law perspective, secession means unilateral declaration of independence without the consent of the parent state. Somalia is not the parent state in this matter as there was a illegal union with Italian Somalia to form what was known as the Somali Republic
3/10. Two equal entities united illegally (See my thread below explaining why the union was illegal), Therefore Somaliland has legitimacy and does not need a consent as there is no parent state. A recent example of secessionism will be South Ossetia seceding from Georgia.
4/10. Why is Somaliland an equal entity? Somaliland was an independent country before the union with Trusteeship Italian Somalia on 1st of June 1960. When S/L gained independence, over 34 governments including the five veto powers of the UN Security Council recognised Somaliland.
5/10. How do we class S/land’s Declaration of Independence? Simply, it is a dissolution from a failed state. From international law perspective, a dissolution is when a state has broken up into several entities. As SL took its independence back, Somali Republic ceased to exist.
6/10. If we look at how Senegal emerged from the dissolution of the Mali Federation, the similarity to Somaliland is striking.
> it was agreed Mali federation will be established therefore Soudan and Senegal joined
>It was agreed the 5 Somalis will be united, so S/Land joined.
> it was agreed Mali federation will be established therefore Soudan and Senegal joined
>It was agreed the 5 Somalis will be united, so S/Land joined.
7/10.> Under the Mali Federation, Senegal and Soudan unifications faced difficulties constitutionally.
> Somaliland and Somalia unification faced difficulties constitutionally as unification were poorly prepared, and the two parliaments approved different Acts of Union.
> Somaliland and Somalia unification faced difficulties constitutionally as unification were poorly prepared, and the two parliaments approved different Acts of Union.
8/10.> Senegal attempted to withdraw which was initially opposed by Soudan but was accepted on 22nd September 1960.
> S/land attempted to withdrew first from Somalia republic March 1963 when S/land military officers attempted a coup. Somalia still opposes the recognition of SL.
> S/land attempted to withdrew first from Somalia republic March 1963 when S/land military officers attempted a coup. Somalia still opposes the recognition of SL.
9/10. S/land declared its Independence on 18th May 1991 after fighting against a brutal dictator who committed genocide. Conference of Burao declared the dissolution of the illegal Union and the restoration of S/land as a sovereign state. The quest for re-recognition continues.
10/10. Somaliland satisfied all of the requirements for a Statehood under International Law.
> A permanent population
> A defined territory
> A stable system of Government
> Capacity to enter into relations with Sovereign States
> A permanent population
> A defined territory
> A stable system of Government
> Capacity to enter into relations with Sovereign States
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