THE SOMALILAND UN SEAT: A Legal, Constitutional, and Administrative Analysis of the Failed Somali Union and the Reversion of Somaliland's Sovereignty
Abstract
This research investigates the UN Seat Anomaly, a legal and constitutional irregularity arising from the 1960 attempted union between the independent State of Somaliland and the UN Trust Territory of Italian Somaliland. The paper establishes Somaliland’s continuing sovereignty and analyzes administrative blockades, digital sovereignty, and the December 2025 recognition by Israel as the first formal acknowledgment of Somaliland’s independence.
Fields of Study & Subjects
International Law and Human Rights
African history and culture analysis
Post-Soviet Geopolitical Dynamics
Publication details
- Journal / source
- Zenodo (CERN European Organization for Nuclear Research)
- Publication date
- 9 January 2026
- Language
- EN
- Document type
- Preprint