tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17639100.post4464474065366627641..comments2024-01-30T20:05:29.835+10:00Comments on Woolly Days: Somaliland requests international recognitionDerek Barryhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15581505641163336050noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17639100.post-42325981636711396922014-07-15T04:48:01.839+10:002014-07-15T04:48:01.839+10:00why Somaliland has failed to achieve an internatio...why Somaliland has failed to achieve an international recognition? As the issue is too complex, it is hard to provide a definitive answer. But however, this article argues that there is a combination of factors that contributed to this failure. I will therefore, first look at two different dimensions, the legal and political perspectives, then expand further to highlight the various challenges in our way and then, I will conclude this paper with some key recommendations. According to Heywood (2004) the state is a political association that establishes sovereign jurisdiction within a defined territorial borders and exercises authority through a set of permanent institutions. On the basis of that definition Somaliland has already acquired many tangible features of statehood. Those features include governmental institutions, flag, army, people, currency and defined territory. In addition, the crucial five days that Somaliland had full independence in 1960 is legally significant argument for the case. Furthermore, the historical roots which distinguished Somaliland from Somalia, and the more varied developmental experience, because Somaliland has not shared colonial experience with the South, and as a result that can contribute to a viable opportunity for Somaliland. Therefore, we understand that Somaliland has satisfied the legal perspective of statehood, but the problem lies with the political part of the story. Read more: Somaliland’s Foreign Policy After Twenty Years: A Success or Failure? | Ogaalnews http://ogaalnews.net/?p=8478#ixzz37TD0uS7E Ogaalnews Under Creative Commons License: Attribution Share Alike<br /><br />Sii Akhri at: http://ogaalnews.net/?p=8478<br />Copyright © OGAAL NEWSPAPER Ogaalnews.net http://garyaqaanm.blogspot.comhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05129334869382487572noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17639100.post-19000602968029064632014-07-15T04:28:13.400+10:002014-07-15T04:28:13.400+10:00On 18 May 2014 Somaliland will mark 23 years since...On 18 May 2014 Somaliland will mark 23 years since it proclaimed independence from Somalia. Although no country recognises its sovereignty, its long-term ability to function as a constitutional democracy distinguishes it from the majority of entities with secessionist claims, and a small but growing number of governments in Africa and the West have shown sympathy for its causehttp://garyaqaanm.blogspot.comhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05129334869382487572noreply@blogger.com