Build and maintain reliable, impartial and effective justice systems and law enforcement that are functional in every district of the state, ensuring access to justice and equality before the law to all citizens including the traditional dimensions of justice;

A justice system which protects rights and freedoms that is fair, reassuring, accessible and effective

• Collaboration: A full commitment to work with not only other public institutions and the people of Southwest State of Somalia, but also the Federal government, other state and international organizations interested in furthering the cause of Justice in Southwest State of Somalia.
• Effectiveness: An earnest endeavor to produce beneficial results that truly improve the quality of life for the people of Southwest State of Somalia.
• Efficiency: A sincere care in ensuring that no resources waste is incurred in the daily realization of the Ministry’s mission.
• Accountability: An ever-present readiness to account, take responsibility and when necessary take corrective measures for the Ministry’s successes and failures before the State and the People of Southwest State of Somalia.

• Transparency: A complete disclosure to the people of Southwest State and the Ministry’s partners of the processes and documents that fall in the public domain
• Innovation: A constant quest for new and better ways of bringing quality justice to the people.
• Professionalism: A perpetual engagement to provide the best service possible in the profession through a solid capacity building programme

1. Draft, Develop and implement SWS legal policies, judicial laws and regulations in conjunction / collaboration with FGS roles in the Constitution.
2. Renovate, standardize, and modernize ministerial offices and judicial administration and law enforcement premises
3. Establish a well-equipped high court building and judicial services at basic levels
4. Safeguarding the ministerial assets and relocating missing ones.
5. Ensure well educated and trained ministerial core cadre of staff with paid salaries according to the Civil Service Law.
6. Following up the agreements concerning the ministry and central FGS or international levels.
7. Registering and listing of lawyers and notaries.
8. Supervise the proper functioning of the judiciary.
9. Supervision and development of Custodial Corps and the prisons of the country.
10. Supervision and development of the (appeal) courts ‘system
11. Collaborate closely with the (future) SWS Ombudsman Commission attached to the Presidency
12. Propose laws and the some of the members of different future standing or ad hoc commissions that might emerge such as: The Judiciary Services Commission, the Constitutional Review Commission, the Electoral Commission, the Referendum Commission; in close consultation with the Presidency;
13. Establish frequent cooperation among the judiciary institutions in the country and the FGS or international ones.
14. Draft and present regular seasonal reports concerning the SWS judiciary and its implementation status of justice and the rule of law.
15. Cooperate closely with the Ministry of Reconciliation and Constitutional Affairs on SWS and FGS Constitutional matters and ongoing negotiations together with the Presidency.
16. Notification of the executive council members/ ministers about the issues of rule of law standards.
17. Prepare procedures of collaboration between FGS and SWS courts.
18. Draft the policies and laws and procedures of rehabilitation of prisoners.
19. Suggesting the abandonment and remission of sentence in concertation with the President’s prerogatives of pardon and forgiveness; inform the President about respective and eligible cases
20. Support traditional structures and elements of the SWS judiciary and the application of Customary Law
21. Perform additional duties and responsibilities as required by the SWS development plan and changing or emerging circumstances