When Amina Hassan enrolled at SNU’s Faculty of Law in 2015, she had one ambition: to contribute to rebuilding Somalia’s justice system. At 29, she was sworn in as a judge of the Benadir Regional Court — one of the youngest female judges in Somali history.
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“SNU gave me not just legal knowledge, but the confidence to believe that the rule of law was something I could personally help build,” she says.
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After graduating with First Class Honours in 2019, Amina worked as a legal aid lawyer at the Somali Women’s Development Centre, then passed the judicial examination on her first attempt and completed judicial training at the African Court on Human and Peoples’ Rights in Arusha.
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Message to students: “Do not wait until you feel ready. You will never feel fully ready. Start doing the work that matters now, even if it is imperfect.”