Implementation of International Human Rights Commitments and the Impact on Ongoing Legal Reforms in Ethiopia
Published on 6. February 2020
Book
Hardback
372 pages
978-90-04-41594-2 (ISBN)
Description
This edited volume on Implementation of International Human Rights Commitments and Implications on Ongoing Legal Reforms in Ethiopia addresses key themes of contemporary interest focused on identifying the gaps between Ethiopia's human rights commitments and the practical problems associated with the realisation of human rights goals. Political and legal challenges affecting implementation at the domestic levels continue in Ethiopian - the nature and complexity of which have been thoroughly expounded in this volume. This edition uncovers the key challenges involving civil and political rights, socio-economic rights and cultural and institutional dimensions of the implementation of human rights in Ethiopia - while the country is absorbed in legal and political reforms.
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Series
Edition
372 pp.
Language
English
Place of publication
Netherlands
Publishing group
Brill
Target group
Professional and scholarly
Product notice
sewn/stitched
Cloth over boards
Dimensions
Height: 235 mm
Width: 155 mm
Thickness: 27 mm
Weight
372 gr
ISBN-13
978-90-04-41594-2 (9789004415942)
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Wolfgang Benedek, PhD (1988), University of Graz, is Professor Emeritus of International Law at University of Graz. He has published widely in the areas of human rights, development and security, acting as main editor of the European Yearbook on Human Rights 2009-2018 (Intersentia).
Tadesse Kassa Woldetsadik, PhD (2011), University of Oslo, is Associate Professor at Addis Ababa University. He has co-edited volumes, published books and several journal articles on international and human rights laws, including Ethiopian-African Perspectives on Human Rights and Good Governance, (eds. 2014, N-WV Pub., Graz-Austria).
Tesfaye Abate Abebe, PhD (2018), University of South Africa, is Assistant Professor at the Ethiopian Civil Service University. He has published journal articles on various issues of human rights, including the right to development, environment and food.
Tadesse Kassa Woldetsadik, PhD (2011), University of Oslo, is Associate Professor at Addis Ababa University. He has co-edited volumes, published books and several journal articles on international and human rights laws, including Ethiopian-African Perspectives on Human Rights and Good Governance, (eds. 2014, N-WV Pub., Graz-Austria).
Tesfaye Abate Abebe, PhD (2018), University of South Africa, is Assistant Professor at the Ethiopian Civil Service University. He has published journal articles on various issues of human rights, including the right to development, environment and food.
Content
Preface
List of Contributors
List of Abbreviations
Introduction
Part 1: Civil and Political Rights
?Incitement to Ethnic Hatred in Ethiopia and Freedom of Expression
??Asmelash Yohannes Teklu
?Extending Voting Rights to the Ethiopian Diaspora: Towards Institutionalising Diaspora Political Participation in Ethiopia
??Teguadda Alebachew
?The Right to Cross-Examination and Witness Protection in Ethiopia: A Comparative Study
??Tadesse Melaku
Part 2: Economic, Social and Cultural Rights
?The Need to Accommodate the Basic Rights of Ethno-National Minorities in the Oromia Regional State of Federal Ethiopia
??Sisay Mengistie Addisu
?Assessing the Right to Property, Eviction and Compensation in Ethiopia vis-a-vis International Human Rights Law
??Zerihun Yimer Geleta
?Cultural Legitimisation of Human Rights: The Case of the Guraghe Ethno-Cultural Community in Ethiopia
??Sisay Kinfe
Part 3: Vulnerable Groups
?Legal Empowerment of Women through Property Rights in Ethiopia
??Tesfaye Abate Abebe
?Ensuring the Compatibility of the Ethiopian Law on Legal Capacity with Article 12 of the Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities (CRPD)
??Mehreteab G. Ghebregergs
?The Right to Mental Health: A Critical Look at the State of Human Rights of the Mentally Ill in Ethiopia
??Wondwossen Wakene Frew
?Exploring Tax Incentive Mechanisms to Strengthen the Inclusion of Persons with Disabilities in the Private Workforce in Ethiopia
??Gebrehiwot Hadush and Biniam Mekonen
Part 4: Institutional and Remedial Issues
?From 'Rights in Law' to 'Rights in Action': Towards an Effective Remedy for Human Rights Violations through Constitutional Complaint Procedures in Ethiopia
??Yemane Kassa Hailu
?Enforcement of Constitutional Bills of Rights in the Regional States of Ethiopia
??Mekonnen Fisseha and Gebrehiwot Hadush
?Assessing the Ethiopian House of Federation in the Light of the Exhaustion of the Local Remedies Rule under the African Charter
??Mulu Beyene Kidanemariam
?Index
List of Contributors
List of Abbreviations
Introduction
Part 1: Civil and Political Rights
?Incitement to Ethnic Hatred in Ethiopia and Freedom of Expression
??Asmelash Yohannes Teklu
?Extending Voting Rights to the Ethiopian Diaspora: Towards Institutionalising Diaspora Political Participation in Ethiopia
??Teguadda Alebachew
?The Right to Cross-Examination and Witness Protection in Ethiopia: A Comparative Study
??Tadesse Melaku
Part 2: Economic, Social and Cultural Rights
?The Need to Accommodate the Basic Rights of Ethno-National Minorities in the Oromia Regional State of Federal Ethiopia
??Sisay Mengistie Addisu
?Assessing the Right to Property, Eviction and Compensation in Ethiopia vis-a-vis International Human Rights Law
??Zerihun Yimer Geleta
?Cultural Legitimisation of Human Rights: The Case of the Guraghe Ethno-Cultural Community in Ethiopia
??Sisay Kinfe
Part 3: Vulnerable Groups
?Legal Empowerment of Women through Property Rights in Ethiopia
??Tesfaye Abate Abebe
?Ensuring the Compatibility of the Ethiopian Law on Legal Capacity with Article 12 of the Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities (CRPD)
??Mehreteab G. Ghebregergs
?The Right to Mental Health: A Critical Look at the State of Human Rights of the Mentally Ill in Ethiopia
??Wondwossen Wakene Frew
?Exploring Tax Incentive Mechanisms to Strengthen the Inclusion of Persons with Disabilities in the Private Workforce in Ethiopia
??Gebrehiwot Hadush and Biniam Mekonen
Part 4: Institutional and Remedial Issues
?From 'Rights in Law' to 'Rights in Action': Towards an Effective Remedy for Human Rights Violations through Constitutional Complaint Procedures in Ethiopia
??Yemane Kassa Hailu
?Enforcement of Constitutional Bills of Rights in the Regional States of Ethiopia
??Mekonnen Fisseha and Gebrehiwot Hadush
?Assessing the Ethiopian House of Federation in the Light of the Exhaustion of the Local Remedies Rule under the African Charter
??Mulu Beyene Kidanemariam
?Index