THE INJURED PARTY IN SOMALILAND CRIMINAL PROCEDURE: PROCEDURAL STATUS, RIGHTS, AND PROSECUTORIAL RELATIONS By Mohammed Ahmed Abdi Ba'aluul.
THE INJURED PARTY IN SOMALILAND CRIMINAL PROCEDURE: PROCEDURAL STATUS, RIGHTS, AND PROSECUTORIAL RELATIONS A Doctrinal Study Submitted in Partial Fulfilment of the Requirements for Independent Legal Research Author: Mohammed Ahmed Abdi Ba'aluul Affiliation: Talosan Law Firm Date of Publication: October 2026 ABSTRACT The legal status of the injured party ( persona offesa ) in criminal proceedings occupies a critical space between state authority and private redress under Somaliland law. Governed by the Criminal Procedure Code, 1963 (Legislative Decree No. 1 of 1 June 1963) and the constitutional continuity clause in Article 130(5) of the Somaliland Constitution, the distribution of procedural power between public prosecutors and injured parties requires rigorous doctrinal evaluation. Employing a systematic four-stage doctrinal methodology grounded in statutory interpretation and functional doctrinal analysis, this study examines the procedural capacities of...