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An Outline for the Study of Ethiopian Constitutional Law

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  28 February 2019

Tsegaye Beru
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This outline is prepared based on the 1995 Constitution of the Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia (“The 1995 Constitution”). It is important to acknowledge at the outset that the 1995 Constitution cannot be studied in isolation. Like its forerunners, it is not distinctively Ethiopian, save for the customary and religious laws that it recognized. Ethiopian constitutions, both past and present, have been derived, in part, from foreign constitutions including constitutions from western and eastern countries, including Japan. Although its immediate sources can be traced back to the Charter of the Transitional Government of 1991, this 1995 Constitution was built upon the constitutions that preceded it, the laws that have been promulgated since the 1930s, and the religious and customary laws that predated it.

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International Journal of Legal Information , Volume 43 , Issue 2_3 , Summer_Winter 2015 , pp. 234 - 312
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1 Ethiopia has had many constitutions including those written in 1931, 1955, 1984, and 1995. Additionally, the Italians wrote a constitution for Ethiopia during the occupation, the Decree-Law Respecting the Organization and Administration of Italian East-Africa, June 1, 1936. It is available in the World Constitutions collection of HeinOnline (last visited August 24, 2015).Google Scholar

2 Ms. Sarah Vaughan has interviewed many people who were key players in the formation of the present government and who were active participants during the formation of the transitional government. These interviews are important in so far as interpreting what the intent of the drafters of the constitution was. These key players are still around and her documents should be verified and kept in secure places for future references.Google Scholar

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374 Const. of the FDRE, Art. 32(1) (1995).Google Scholar

375 Const. of the FDRE, Art. 32(2) (1995). 376. Const. of the FDRE, Art. 33 (1995).Google Scholar

377 Id.Google Scholar

378 Const. of the FDRE, Art. 33(2) (1995).CrossRefGoogle Scholar

379 See generally const. of the FDRE, Arts. 33(3) & (4) (1995).Google Scholar

380 Const. of the FDRE, Art. 34(2) (1995).CrossRefGoogle Scholar

381 Const. of the FDRE, Art. 34(1) (1995).CrossRefGoogle Scholar

382 Id.Google Scholar

383 Id.Google Scholar

384 Const. of the FDRE, Art. 34(5) (1995).CrossRefGoogle Scholar

385 Const. of the FDRE, Art. 34(4) (1995).CrossRefGoogle Scholar

386 See generally Const. of the FDRE, Arts. 35(1) & (2) (1995).Google Scholar

387 CONST. OF THE FDRE Art. 35(3) (1995).Google Scholar

388 Id.Google Scholar

389 Const. of the FDRE, Art. 35(6) (1995).Google Scholar

390 See generally Const. of the FDRE, Arts. 35(7), (8) & (9) (1995).Google Scholar

391 Const. of the FDRE, Art. 35(5)(b) (1995).Google Scholar

392 Const. of the FDRE, Art. 36(2) (1995).Google Scholar

393 Const. of the FDRE, Art. 36(1) (1995).Google Scholar

394 Id.Google Scholar

395 Id.Google Scholar

396 Const. of the FDRE, Art. 36(4) (1995).Google Scholar

397 Const. of the FDRE, Art. 36(5) (1995).Google Scholar

398 Const. of the FDRE, Art. 36(3) (1995).Google Scholar

399 Const. of the FDRE, Art. 37(1) (1995).Google Scholar

400 Const. of the FDRE, Art. 38(1) (1995).Google Scholar

401 Id.Google Scholar

402 Const. of the FDRE, Art. 102 (1995).Google Scholar

403 Id.Google Scholar

404 Const. of the FDRE, Art. 38(2) (1995).Google Scholar

405 Const. of the FDRE, Art. 39(1) (1995).Google Scholar

406 Const. of the FDRE, 39(2) (1995).Google Scholar

407 Const. of the FDRE, Art. 39(4) (1995).Google Scholar

408 Const. of the FDRE, Arts. 40(1) & (2) (1995).Google Scholar

409 Const. of the FDRE, Art. 40(3) (1995).Google Scholar

410 Const. of the FDRE, Arts. 40(4) & (5) (1995).Google Scholar

411 Const. of the FDRE, Art. 40(6) (1995).Google Scholar

412 Const. of the FDRE, Art. 40(7) (1995).Google Scholar

413 Const. of the FDRE, Art. 41(1) (1995).Google Scholar

414 Const. of the FDRE, Art. 41(2) (1995).Google Scholar

415 Const. of the FDRE, Art. 41(9) (1995).CrossRefGoogle Scholar

416 Const. of the FDRE, Arts. 40(4) & 40(5) (1995).Google Scholar

417 Const. of the FDRE, Art. 40(8) (1995).Google Scholar

418 Const. of the FDRE, Art. 42(1) (d) (1995).CrossRefGoogle Scholar

419 See generally Const. of the FDRE, Art.42 (1995).CrossRefGoogle Scholar

420 Const. of the FDRE, Arts. 43(1) & (2) (1995).CrossRefGoogle Scholar

421 Const. of the FDRE, Art. 44 (1995).CrossRefGoogle Scholar

422 See Ethiopian Legal Blog, http://chilot.me/cassation-decisions/ (last visited July 14, 2015).Google Scholar

423 Constitutional interpretation is handled by a different governmental department.Google Scholar

424 Note: Ethiopia follows the Julian calendar and its seven years and eight months behind the Gregorian calendar. Sene falls in June and July while Meskerem falls in September and October of the Gregorian calendar. For example, Sene 30, 2007 of the Ethiopian calendar is July 7, 2015 of the Gregorian calendar and Meskerem 30, 2008 is October 11, 2015.Google Scholar