Document Type
Article
Publication Date
Fall 1971
ISSN
0002-919X
Publisher
University of Michigan Law School
Language
en-US
Abstract
In the decade 1955-1965 the Ethiopian government completely revolutionized its legal system by promulgating comprehensive legal codes and a new constitution. These laws have a predominantly Western flavor, and seem to bear little relation to the traditional patterns of life which still prevail in the Empire-one of the least "developed" areas of Africa. This state of affairs has led some to characterize the new codes as "fantasy law," which may serve to put a modern "face" on the country but, at least for some time to come, will not have any serious impact on the conduct of its affairs.
Recommended Citation
Stanley Z. Fisher,
Traditional Criminal Procedure in Ethiopia
,
in
19
American Journal of Comparative Law
709
(1971).
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