Provisional Constitution of the Federal Republic of Somalia

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The Provisional Constitution of the Federal Republic of Somalia is the supreme legal framework adopted in 2012 to guide Somalia’s federal governance, define state institutions, and protect fundamental rights during the country’s ongoing constitutional transition.

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All labels observed (7)

Label	Occurrences
Provisional Constitution of Somalia	7
Provisional Constitution of the Federal Republic of Somalia canonical	6
Somali federal constitution	2
Constitution of Somalia	1
Constitution of the Federal Republic of Somalia	1
Provisional Constitution of Somalia (2012)	1
Somali Provisional Constitution	1

How this entity was disambiguated

This entity first appeared as the object of triple T3237851 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.

NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07

Target entity: Provisional Constitution of the Federal Republic of Somalia
Context triple: [Federal Government of Somalia, constitution, Provisional Constitution of the Federal Republic of Somalia]

A. Constitution of Sudan
The Constitution of Sudan is the supreme legal document that outlines the structure of government, defines the powers and responsibilities of state institutions, and guarantees fundamental rights and freedoms in Sudan.
B. Libyan Constitutional Declaration
The Libyan Constitutional Declaration is the interim constitutional framework adopted after the 2011 revolution to govern Libya’s political transition and define the powers and legitimacy of its state institutions.
C. Federal Parliament of Somalia
The Federal Parliament of Somalia is the bicameral national legislature of Somalia, responsible for making laws, overseeing the executive, and representing the country's federal member states.
D. Constitution of the Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia
The Constitution of the Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia is the supreme law that establishes Ethiopia’s federal system, defines the structure and powers of its government, and guarantees fundamental rights and freedoms.
E. 2004 Constitution of Afghanistan
The 2004 Constitution of Afghanistan was the supreme law that established Afghanistan as an Islamic republic with a presidential system, defining the structure of government, citizens’ rights, and the country’s post-Taliban political order.
F. None of above. chosen
G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.

NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07

Target entity: Provisional Constitution of the Federal Republic of Somalia
Target entity description: The Provisional Constitution of the Federal Republic of Somalia is the supreme legal framework adopted in 2012 to guide Somalia’s federal governance, define state institutions, and protect fundamental rights during the country’s ongoing constitutional transition.

A. Constitution of Sudan
The Constitution of Sudan is the supreme legal document that outlines the structure of government, defines the powers and responsibilities of state institutions, and guarantees fundamental rights and freedoms in Sudan.
B. Libyan Constitutional Declaration
The Libyan Constitutional Declaration is the interim constitutional framework adopted after the 2011 revolution to govern Libya’s political transition and define the powers and legitimacy of its state institutions.
C. Federal Parliament of Somalia
The Federal Parliament of Somalia is the bicameral national legislature of Somalia, responsible for making laws, overseeing the executive, and representing the country's federal member states.
D. Constitution of the Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia
The Constitution of the Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia is the supreme law that establishes Ethiopia’s federal system, defines the structure and powers of its government, and guarantees fundamental rights and freedoms.
E. 2004 Constitution of Afghanistan
The 2004 Constitution of Afghanistan was the supreme law that established Afghanistan as an Islamic republic with a presidential system, defining the structure of government, citizens’ rights, and the country’s post-Taliban political order.
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (50)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	national constitution ⓘ provisional constitution ⓘ
adoptedBy	National Constituent Assembly of Somalia ⓘ
adoptionDate	2012-08-01 ⓘ
alsoKnownAs	Provisional Constitution of Somalia ⓘ linked to: Provisional Constitution of the Federal Republic of Somalia Somali Provisional Constitution ⓘ linked to: Provisional Constitution of the Federal Republic of Somalia
characteristic	federal ⓘ provisional ⓘ rights-based ⓘ
country	Somalia ⓘ
defines	Federal Republic of Somalia ⓘ linked to: Somalia
definesFormOfState	federal state ⓘ
definesSystemOfGovernment	parliamentary system ⓘ
establishesInstitution	Anti-Corruption Commission of Somalia ⓘ Constitutional Court of Somalia ⓘ Council of Ministers of Somalia ⓘ Federal Parliament of Somalia ⓘ House of the People of the Federal Parliament of Somalia ⓘ Independent National Electoral Commission of Somalia ⓘ Judicial Service Commission of Somalia ⓘ Office of the Auditor General of Somalia ⓘ President of the Federal Republic of Somalia ⓘ linked to: President of Somalia Upper House of the Federal Parliament of Somalia ⓘ linked to: Somali Senate
guaranteesRight	equality before the law ⓘ freedom of association ⓘ freedom of expression ⓘ right to life ⓘ rights of women and children ⓘ
hasPreamble	yes ⓘ
language	Arabic ⓘ English ⓘ Somali ⓘ
legalStatus	supreme law of Somalia ⓘ
locationOfAdoption	Mogadishu ⓘ
phase	constitutional transition framework ⓘ
prohibits	propagation of any religion other than Islam in Somalia ⓘ
purpose	define state institutions of Somalia ⓘ guide Somalia’s federal governance during constitutional transition ⓘ protect fundamental rights and freedoms in Somalia ⓘ
recognizesReligion	Islam as the state religion ⓘ
replaced	Transitional Federal Charter of Somalia ⓘ
subjectMatter	constitutional amendment procedures ⓘ division of powers between federal government and member states ⓘ electoral system of Somalia ⓘ federal structure of Somalia ⓘ fundamental rights and freedoms ⓘ independent judiciary ⓘ local government ⓘ public finance and revenue sharing ⓘ security sector governance ⓘ

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Referenced by (19)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Federal Government of Somalia → constitution → Provisional Constitution of the Federal Republic of Somalia ⓘ

Federal Government of Somalia → adoptedConstitution → Provisional Constitution of the Federal Republic of Somalia ⓘ

President of Somalia → constitutingInstrument → Provisional Constitution of the Federal Republic of Somalia ⓘ

Prime Minister of Somalia → legalBasis → Provisional Constitution of the Federal Republic of Somalia ⓘ

Federal Parliament of Somalia → legalBasis → Provisional Constitution of Somalia ⓘ