Central to Somaliland’s unique legal claim is the precise application of the principle of uti possidetis, which under African Union (AU) law preserves the borders existing at the time of independence. Somaliland’s borders are not based on clan agreements but are the internationally recognized frontiers of the former British Somaliland protectorate, as defined by the Anglo-French Agreement (1888), Anglo-Italian Protocol (1894), and Anglo-Ethiopian treaties. Its declaration of independence in 1991 asserts a return to these legally an- chored colonial borders, presenting a distinct case under AU constitutive law.