Somali law(s) are definitely NOT based on Sharia, their claims to the contrary.
Rather its based on clan/family cooperation & paid protection. The 14 corporations are not "legal" in any sense of the word. They might be registered overseas, but there is no central record to register business & contracts in Somalia. People enter into agreements with the firm understanding that the cheater WILL be physically harmed. There are multi-million dollar businesses, even airlines, but everything boils down to mutual agreement.
If you fuck over someone they will hurt you, your family, your tribesmen, etc. Because of that, tribes ENFORCE contracts agreed to by their members, to avoid spilling the damage to the rest.
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Somali law(s) are definitely NOT based on Sharia, their claims to the contrary.
Rather its based on clan/family cooperation & paid protection. The 14 corporations are not "legal" in any sense of the word. They might be registered overseas, but there is no central record to register business & contracts in Somalia. People enter into agreements with the firm understanding that the cheater WILL be physically harmed. There are multi-million dollar businesses, even airlines, but everything boils down to mutual agreement.
If you fuck over someone they will hurt you, your family, your tribesmen, etc. Because of that, tribes ENFORCE contracts agreed to by their members, to avoid spilling the damage to the rest.
P.S. I'm Somali.