Grass-roots Justice in Ethiopia

This book presents a timely review of the relations between the formal and customary justice systems in Ethiopia, and offers recommendations for legal reform. The book provides cases studies from all the Region of Ethiopia based on field research on the working of customary dispute resolution (CDR)...

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Main Author: Alula Pankhurst, Getachew Assefa (dir.) (auth)
Format: Electronic Book Chapter
Language:English
Published: Centre français des études éthiopiennes 2008
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Summary:This book presents a timely review of the relations between the formal and customary justice systems in Ethiopia, and offers recommendations for legal reform. The book provides cases studies from all the Region of Ethiopia based on field research on the working of customary dispute resolution (CDR) institutions, their mandates, compositions, procedures and processes. The cases studies also document considerable unofficial linkages with the state judicial system, and consider the advantages as...
ISBN:9789994480821
9782821872349
Access:Open Access