Il diritto consuetudinario in Somalia dall’amministrazione coloniale ai nuovi stati. Analisi storico-comparata di un caso di pluralismo giuridico resistente

This research aims to shed light on the different legal layers present in Somalia, in particular on the role of Somali customary law, or xeer, and the influences on local practices of both Islamic law and the Western-style legal systems introduced into the country by the Italian colonial administration, the British colonial administration and the Italian Trusteeship Administration. The thesis aims to explore the developments and main features of the Somali multi-layered legal systems from a comparative historical perspective, highlighting how the Somali customary legal framework, Islamic law and the formal legal system are once again called to interact to prevent tensions and address increasing instability and conflicts in modern Somalia.