Document #1049143

IRB – Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada (Author)

Information on the human rights violations by the Supreme and Appeal Courts [SOM9832]

Please find the attached information on the above subject.

According to a Ph.D. student at the Université de Pau in France who is an expert on Somalia, during the 1980s the legal system was erratic mainly because of the police's lack of professionalism (27 Jan. 1992). Cases which involved petty crimes were dealt with depending on the circumstances (Ibid.). In general, the legal system, including the Supreme and Appeal Courts, was not involved in politically based cases (Ibid.).

Additional information on this subject is currently unavailable to the IRBDC in Ottawa.

Bibliography


Université de Pau, France. 27 January 1992. Telephone Interview with a Ph.D Student.

Attachment

Somalia: A Country Study. 1982. Foreign Area Studies. Washington: U.S. Printing Office.

ecoi.net description:
Information on the human rights violations by the Supreme and Appeal Courts [SOM9832]
Country:
Somalia
Source:
IRB – Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada (Author)
Published:
24 January 1992
Document type:
Response
Language:
English
Document ID:
1049143 (former ID 195402)

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