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Non-Judicial Review in Ethiopia: Constitutional Paradigm, Premise and Precinct

Non-Judicial Review in Ethiopia: Constitutional Paradigm, Premise and Precinct I. INTRODUCTION Ethiopia, at different periods, has experienced imperial (1890­1974) and democratic ways of state governance (initiated in 1991), interrupted by the Italian occupation (1936­41) and military junta (1974­91). 1 In 1995, contemporary Ethiopia, through the Constitution of the Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia (hereafter the FDRE Constitution or the Constitution),2 has opted for the `federal', `democratic' and `republic' way of governance and polity.3 Professor of Law and Dean, Rajiv Gandhi School of Intellectual Property Law, Indian Institute of Technology, Kharagpur (West Bengal, India); Ministry of Human Resources Development Chair Professor of Intellectual Property Rights, Indian Institute of Technology Kharagpur (West Bengal, India); Emeritus Professor of Law, National Law University, Jodhpur (Rajasthan, India). The author is grateful to the anonymous referees for their constructive comments and suggestions on earlier draft of the paper. 1 See, M. Abir, Ethiopia: The Era of the Princes, Longmans (1968); J. C. N. Paul and C. Clapham, Ethiopian Constitutional Development ­ A Sourcebook, vol. I, Artistic Printers (1971); F. Nahun, Constitution for a Nation of Nations: The Ethiopian Prospect, Red Sea Press (1997), ch. 1. 2 Proclamation No. 1/1995: A Proclamation of the Constitution of the Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia, Federal Negarit http://www.deepdyve.com/assets/images/DeepDyve-Logo-lg.png African Journal of International and Comparative Law Edinburgh University Press

Non-Judicial Review in Ethiopia: Constitutional Paradigm, Premise and Precinct

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I. INTRODUCTION Ethiopia, at different periods, has experienced imperial (1890­1974) and democratic ways of state governance (initiated in 1991), interrupted by the Italian occupation (1936­41) and military junta (1974­91). 1 In 1995, contemporary Ethiopia, through the Constitution of the Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia (hereafter the FDRE Constitution or the Constitution),2 has opted for the `federal', `democratic' and `republic' way of governance and polity.3 Professor of Law and Dean, Rajiv Gandhi School of Intellectual Property Law, Indian Institute of Technology, Kharagpur (West Bengal, India); Ministry of Human Resources Development Chair Professor of Intellectual Property Rights, Indian Institute of Technology Kharagpur (West Bengal, India); Emeritus Professor of Law, National Law University, Jodhpur (Rajasthan, India). The author is grateful to the anonymous referees for their constructive comments and suggestions on earlier draft of the paper. 1 See, M. Abir, Ethiopia: The Era of the Princes, Longmans (1968); J. C. N. Paul and C. Clapham, Ethiopian Constitutional Development ­ A Sourcebook, vol. I, Artistic Printers (1971); F. Nahun, Constitution for a Nation of Nations: The Ethiopian Prospect, Red Sea Press (1997), ch. 1. 2 Proclamation No. 1/1995: A Proclamation of the Constitution of the Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia, Federal Negarit

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African Journal of International and Comparative Law – Edinburgh University Press

Published: Feb 1, 2014

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