Since the constitution Ethiopia enacted in 1995, the country's legal system has run on federal law under a bicameral legislature. The House of Peoples' Representatives, the lower chamber of the Federal Parliamentary Assembly, holds 547 seats and shares executive power with the Prime Minister and Council of Ministers, while the House of Federation, with 108 seats, has the authority to interpret federal law and oversee regional and federal decisions.
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Origin Year1995 is the year the current constitution was enacted, from which the article dates the present federal legal system; the source gives no origin year for Ethiopian law as a whole. Example JurisdictionsEleven regional states; chartered cities Addis Ababa and Dire Dawa 1 Primary Source of LawFederal law under the 1995 constitution 1 Law of Ethiopia
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Since the new constitution of Ethiopia enacted in 1995, Ethiopia's legal system consisted of federal law with bicameral legislature.
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Since the new constitution of Ethiopia enacted in 1995, Ethiopia's legal system consisted of federal law with bicameral legislature.
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The Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia consisted of eleven regional states and two chartered cities such as Addis Ababa and Dire Dawa.
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It was later translated into Ge'ez in Ethiopia in the 15th century and expanded upon with numerous local laws.
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is an Ethiopian politician who is serving as Minister o
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is an Ethiopian lawyer
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