Last Change:
04/08/2025
Somali Civil Code
Year: 1973
Type: Domestic law
Rights Category: Housing, land & property
Description
The Civil Code provides a comprehensive legal framework governing property rights, including the acquisition, transfer, and registration of both movable and immovable properties. It outlines procedures for property transactions and emphasizes the necessity of registering property sales to ensure their enforceability against third parties.
Selected provisions
- Ownership is the absolute right of a person over property, entitling them to its possession, use, enjoyment, and disposal, subject to the limits established by law and the rights of third parties.
- The owner of a thing may, within the limits of the law, enjoy, use, and dispose of the property at their discretion, including by sale, lease, donation, or inheritance.