Now therefore, in accordance with articles 34 and 88 of our constitution, we approve the resolutions of our parliament and we accordingly proclaim as follows. Federal democratic republic of ethiopia comprehensive justice system reform program baseline study report ministry of capacity building justice system reform program. Damages, ethiopian law, obligation, penalty clause, turkish law 1. Transitional code of penal procedure the ethiopian code of penal procedure, 1957 amended by proclamation no. Atsede habte selassie bought from ato hailemariam wodesik a plot of land adjacent to a. Codes added over the following six years included civil procedures, commercial law, criminal law and procedures, and a penal code. Read online constitutional law ii ethiopian legal brief book pdf free download link book now. It should be noted here that though the comments made by the author of the article makes reference to the civil code of 1960, they still hold water. Mar 24, 2020 read online constitutional law ii ethiopian legal brief book pdf free download link book now. It is nearly half a century since the 1957 penal code entered into operation. Part ii of the ethiopian penal code contains four books. As it is shown below, the ethiopian legislation is still in need of relevant amendment to comply with the convention. If substantial changes occur in the society, substantial modifications also become necessary in the legal and other rules.
Iii and iv cover public offences, while book v covers filename. Criminal code of the federal democratic republic of ethiopia ilo. Islamic family law ethiopia, federal democratic republic of. During this period, radical political, economic and social changes have taken place in ethiopia. Ethiopian traditions in criminal matters, combined customary with comparatively more modern notions, as it drew its inspiration both from the wellknown xitlth century law of the kings fetha negast and from the then in force, if not always the more advanced, european penal codes.
Federal democratic republic of ethiopia comprehensive. Whereas, it has become essential to make the existing ethiopian family law in accordance with the socioeconomic development of the society and, above all, with the constitution of the country, and, in. Law reporting is through the federal negarit gazeta. Please post the new election law and the draft regulation by the election board. It is a commentary of the provisions with court decisions. New additional trials of dergue era defendants opened before the federal high court in addis ababa during march 1997. Federal democratic republic of ethiopia comprehensive justice.
International conventions with relevant reservations. Country criminal provisions laws against advocacy recognition of samesex marriage commit an unnatural offense, also a crime, is, punishable on conviction by a sevenyear prison term. The former was based on the swiss penal code and many secondary sources. On this page you can read or download ethiopian criminal code in pdf format. Ethiopian criminal law both the 1957 penal code and the 2005 criminal code divides penalties into two categories. Pdf on jan 1, 2019, addisu genet ayalew and others published approaching ethnic cleansing within the criminal law of ethiopia find. Fdre criminal code amharic ethiopian criminal law network.
Introduction to the ethiopian legal system and legal research. It is divided into five parts and deals with punishment, offences. The ehiopian code is very much influenced by the swiss penal code of 1942. Nothing in this code shall affect police regulations and special laws of a penal nature. Constitutional law ii ethiopian legal brief pdf book. Rights of the child in ethiopia world organisation against. Pdf approaching ethnic cleansing within the criminal law of. Hi you doing good job,i want the draft ethiopian anti hate speech law please send to me. Hi ecln owner s, thank you very much for this wonderful and resourceful website. Ethiopia acceded to the iccpr and icescr in 1993, without reservations. This article was published at the heel of the enactment of a revised code that has radically reversed the status of abortion.
Ethiopian legal information portal find laws, cases. The criminal code of the federal democratic republic of ethiopia preface it is nearly half a century since the 1957 penal code entered into operation. Even in regions that for more than two thousand years have formed the nucleus of the ethiopian state, loyalty to customary law norms and procedures continues to. The penal code of 1957 as published in a separate volume appearing as extraordinary issue no.
It aims at the prevention of crimes by giving due notice of. Genocide convention, with intent to destroy, in whole or in part, a national, ethnical, racial or religious group in addition to the four groups named in the convention, the ethiopian penal. He is also the editorinchief of the journal of ethiopian law established in 1964. It is through manifesting, by thorough study, the creators law and through observing it that mans greatness is particularly recognized.
The ethiopian legal system is characterized by its reception of substantial elements from continental law and common law legal systems. A 1961 criminal procedures code, drafted by a british jurist, augmented the 1930 penal code. Though there are many concepts from the common law legal system particularly incorporated in the procedural laws, it has been pictured for its zealness to the. Another discernible gap in the penal code is its failure to properly address crimes born of advances in technology and the complexities of modern life. English translation ethiopian legal information website, mekelle university law faculty, ethiopia pdf 1. In the past years the ethiopian people were not allowed to red and understand the laws of the land. Your use of this heinonline pdf indicates your acceptance. Article 281 genocide in the ethiopian penal code of 1957. Ethiopian criminal law was mainly contained in the penal code of 1930 as. For virtually every offense listed in the revised penal code, there were upper and lower limits of punishment.
Among the major changes are the recognition by the constitution and international agreements. The central vision of the proposed plan is the introduction of flexibility into ethiopias federal and state penal and criminal procedural law so as to permit coexistence and cooperation between the customary law systems and the state criminal justice system, subject to the authority of the human rights provisions of the state and federal. This site is like a library, you could find million book here by using search box in the header. Ethiopia is also party to other international preliminary observations 1 crcc15add. Feb 09, 2012 in those regions, the norms of behavior that govern the taking of human life, and the procedures that surround its sanctioning, are not those established by the ethiopian penal code and the ethiopian criminal procedure code, but rather the norms and procedures of the ancient customary law systems of the ethiopian peoples. This regulation is issued by the council of ministers pursuant to article 5 of the definition of powers and duties of the executive organs of the federal democratic republic of ethiopia proclamation no 47120085 and article. Genocide convention, with intent to destroy, in whole or in part, a national, ethnical, racial or religious group in addition to the four groups named in the convention, the ethiopian penal code includes. The history of ethiopian criminal law reveals the following important legislations incorporating the criminal law of the country before the enactment of the existing criminal code of fdre, 2005. Gods laws and jurisprudence penal code of ethiopia 1957. Published by the faculty of law, haile sellassie i university in association with oxford university press, 1965. Dec 02, 2015 on this page you can read or download ethiopian criminal code in pdf format.
Furthermore, for the sake of clarity and illustration, it deals with the policy aspects and existing substantive criminal law of selected countries that address this technology dependent crime. But, considering how much ethiopian conditions and legislation had changed in the past thirty years and how much more. The other category of criminal law includes those penal provisions contained in. The criminal code of the federal democratic republic of. Download ethiopian criminal law amharic pdf document. The purpose of the criminal code of the federal democratic republic of ethiopia is to ensure order, peace and the security of the state, its peoples, and inhabitants for the public good. Model by law for civil society organizations based on new law new proclamation no.
Jan 30, 2019 see however, philip graven, an introduction to ethiopian penal law. Introduction to the ethiopian legal system and legal. The old codified laws used in ethiopia, approximately between 1450 and 1931, did not follow the rules of modern codification process and thus eventually proved unsatisfactory. The penal code does not incorporate crimes such as the hijacking of aircraft, computer crimes and money laundering. In the common law, on the other hand, only liquidity damages may be agreed by the parties in advance but not a punitive damage. The criminal code of the federal democratic republic of ethiopia. All books are in clear copy here, and all files are secure so dont worry about it.
Whereas, it has become essential to make the existing ethiopian family law in accordance with the socioeconomic development of the society and, above all, with the constitution of the country, and, in particular, realizing that marriage shall be based. It is also futile to issue a law that does not have the trust and support of the people for it usually remains impracticable. Emperor haile selassie the first for the lord is our. Eshetu alemus trial for crimes committed in ethiopia has begun in the netherlands hearing schedule ethiopian laws consolidated mengistu aide faces fresh war crimes charges for ethiopia genocide. Thus, the general part of the criminal law is applicable to offences stated both in the special part of the criminal code and those stated in special penal legislation or penal provisions. Then people were exposed to different crimes unknowingly. Katherine odonovan, 1972, void and voidable marriage in ethiopian law, jel vol. The penal code of the empire of ethiopia of 1957, incorporates the crime of genocide in article 281 using language which closely parallels the wording of the u. Ethiopian criminal law was mainly contained in the penal code of 1930 as supplemented by subsidiary legislation published in the official newspaper negarit gazeta.
Introduction in may, 1991, the government of former president mengistu haile mariam was overthrown by the military. Religious law a legal system which stems from the sacred texts of religious traditions and in most cases professes to cover all aspects of life as a seamless part of devotional obligations to a transcendent. But it is well recognized in the philosophy of criminal legislation that the legislature should, by adopting progressive laws at times, educate and guide the public to dissociate itself from harmful traditional practices. On this page you can read or download ethiopian criminal law amharic pdf in pdf format.
Criminal laws do indeed reflect the conditions generally prevailing in the country where they apply. Introduction to ethiopian penal law by philippe graven, 9780196440231, available at book depository with free delivery worldwide. President of the federal democratic republic of ethiopia. This site is like a library, use search box in the widget to get ebook that you want. Graven, philippe, an introduction to ethiopian penal law arts. The foundation of ethiopias media law article 29 of the 1995 ethiopian constitution provides citizens of ethiopia the right to hold opinions, thoughts, and free expressions. I am looking for the most recent criminal cases in ethiopia. If you dont see any interesting for you, use our search form on bottom v. Eshetu alemu, judgment and sentence unofficial english translation. Ethiopian criminal procedure download ebook pdf, epub.
Ethiopia signed the cedaw in 1980 and ratified it in 1981, with a reservation to article 291. This proclamation may be cited as the penal code proclamation of 1957. The comparison between the two laws, therefore, may be taken as a comparison between the legal philosophy during the two distinct periods i. Nov 24, 2015 on this page you can read or download ethiopian criminal law amharic pdf in pdf format. Prepared under the sponsorship of the justice and legal. The common law rejects punitive damages in contractual obligations in its totality. It aims at the prevention of crimes by giving due notice of the crimes and penalties prescribed by law and should this be. The penal code of 1930 and all proclamations amending the same, shall be.
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