Ethiopia

Database of the Constitutions of Sub-Saharan Africa

Database of constitutions and constitutional documents of African countries, provided by the University of Konstanz. The contents can be searched or browsed by jurisdiction. The database was been compiled by Katharina Holzinger, Florian Kern and Daniela Kromrey of the Department of Politics and Public Administration. Documents are provided in the original language; some historical versions are available as well as recent texts. Most can be downloaded and/or accessed via links to other websites.

AbyssiniaLaw

Portal providing open access to primary and secondary legal materials for Ethiopia, including laws, court decisions, articles, contact guidance and news. The service gives free access to selected codes and laws, some in English, some in Amharic. It also provides decisions of the Supreme Court of Cassation, in Amharic only, and the Constitution (and related instruments) in English and Amharic.

World Law: Ethiopia

Part of WorldLII's Countries service covering the Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia. A range of browse and search features are provided. Link collections include materials relating to the Government and Legislation with specific subject sections dealing with Foreign Investment and Privatisation. A stored search will automatically query all of WorldLII for items about Ethiopia. The WorldLII service isbeign developed by the Australasian Legal Information Institute (AustLII) in the Faculty of Law at the University of Technology, Sydney.

Constitution of Ethiopia

English translation of the Constitution of Ethiopia, provided by the International Constitutional Law (ICL) initiative at the University of Bern in Switzerland. The Constitution was adopted in 1994 and covers fundamental principles, fundamental rights and freedoms, state structure, structure and division of power, the federal houses, the President, the executive and the courts. Background notes to the history of Ethiopia are also given on the ICL site.

African Law Reporter

African Law Reporter (also known as JurisAfrica) was founded by Mr. Justice Francis M. Ssekandi, a former Justice of Appeal in Uganda. It currently provides a small selection of African legal materials, including judgments, constitutions, statutes, articles and news items. Links are provided to websites with related content.

Introduction to the Ethiopian legal system and legal research

Guide to the law and legal materials of Ethiopia by Girmachew Alemu Aneme, Assistant Professor and Head of the Research and Publications Unit at the School of Law, Addis Ababa University, updated by attorney and investment consultant, Alemayehu B. Bekele. The article was published in 2010 (and updated in 2024) on the Globalex website and made freely available by the Hauser Global Law School at the NYU, School of Law. The author gives an overview of the Ethiopian legal system, legislature, government and courts.

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