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FEDERAL NEGARIT GAZETA
OF THE FEDERAL DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OF ETHIOPIA

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'''-'tit "Oll-"'''' ?; 4>1 Ii/t1?; 11th Year No. 42
'f'ih1f11 i'tDt)f-1' 9"hC o.-r mll<t~-r f'tDfI'
. ADDIS ABABA-14th June.2005
"7(D-~ CONTENTS
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MYQ a. Proclamation No. 454/2005

rt..90t.A ~C~ o..f.'f. l,'P;€:1 'o'}Y.1'1 ft01]?i?iA rmfTJ Federal Courts Proclamation Reamendment Proclamation
"tp~ 11\ ErUit?!!i Page 3121

J\tpj!. cIIlf'C Df!l§lljjf~1 PROCLAMA TION NO. 454/2005

f 4v~lrlA ~C1: n.-fT h'Pj!.'} h'}1.1'i t\1IIJ7i7i1A A PROCLAMATION TO REAMEND THE

f(J)il] n'P~ FEDERAL COURTS PROCLAMATION
NUMBER 25/1996

()t\t..1.lrt:\ ~C1.' n.,y-.r f(J)il](J)''}nP1: <#l1'C WHEREAS, it has become necessary to remand the
?;'t;IIilfil';J; Ih')1.".1\1\t\I h,}1.19 1IIJ7i7it:\ n()&.I\1. Federal Courts Proclamation Number 25/1996 as
(ft] Ooo11.f:: amended,

On.')'f')\'f &u$lulrl\ce ~. CfOhlrc'1.fce tT-ot\.h m1 NOW, THEREFORE, in accordance with

oD")"Jp.h}-' n')."?\, 9.(;I/i1 OOLPl'}-' fOtf.h,,.t\(J)' Article 55 (1) of the constitution, of the Federal
;r(J)' ~t:\:: Democratic Republic of Ethiopia, it is hereby
proclaimed as follows:
Ii. n6J]>C C{)()
1. Short Title

.eu nP~' "ft...eulrt:\ ti:C1.' n..y.r nP1: h'}1.1c; This Proclamation may be cited as "Federal
Otf7i7if nP1: ~1'C v.f9.!illil.r.:tt" Courts Proclamation Reamendment Proclamation
'''-0'''' t\.m"'()
.erl\t:\:: No.454/2005"

I. ~1\7iJ' 2. Amendment

f t..$lulrt:\ ~C1.' n.,y'r nP~' ~1'C rU;lIilfil';J; The Federal Courts Proclamation number
Ih')1..,.7i1it\l h')1.Otf.h.,.t\m. h')1.1c; '''7i1i1,t:\:: 25/1996 as amended is hereby ream ended as
follows. 0

/il OnP~: n')"'?\' n()C ()C f01f.h,,.t\.,}. n~.()

1/ The following new Sub-Article (4) and Sub-
'}o"n n,}"';(r nlr'}'c; n~()'}-' '''Q;b~lPt:\::
Article (5) are added under Article 10 of the
proclamation.
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"g. f &..9ulrA m:"ft.e if:C1: n..}. .

fft~(}- ~«r':r- hh~~')' "4. Interpretation of a low by the Federal
O''''''fon-O')' f(}OC :r-h-')' Supreme Court rendered by the cassation
fD1J.(}mar frh"? ')'C1-~ Of')-~ar~ ~l;q ft.e division with not less than five judges shall
0D1J.1~ f &..9ulrA m.e~ fhAA if:C~- n..}. be binding on federal as well as regional
ft.e h~1~~~~')' .ec;lPA:: rrc;'~ f(}OC :r-h-'~ council at all levels. The cassation division
Olbft 1.tI. O'f'onl}I}.e 6J}>.wr may however render a different legal
f.f't\f ')'C1-~
t\.(}1' .eTftA::" interpretation some other time.

"?;. f &..9ulrA m:"ft.e if:C~' n..~ h~1~~' "5. The Federal Supreme Court shall publish
frn"? ')'C1'~ and distribute decisions of the cassation
f''''''mllrar1 arl}~p':r-
Of~l)far ftt\- if:/n."..Te; Ibt\,,:r- fD1J.ont\h.+ division that contain binding interpretation
Tar htlft.)- hl}.).C(D ffllr""lA::" of laws to all levels of courts and other
relevant bodies."

21 "Article 21 Sub-Article 2(a) of the

fl "h14>~' t!ii '}O-~ h'}4>~ fltJ/ "-(}Ctf
f4>1:C(DP':P 10-~ h14>~ 111\1 "he; Ilrhi
"h'}~ :,.~~ .f'h.f'ftrar 10-~ h'}4>~ Ilvl
"he; 11t\1 rr~PA::"
.proclamation is deleted and the previous I
Sub-Article 2(b) and 2(c) are hereby
reordered as Article 21 Sub-Article 2(a) and
2(b) respectively"

L~I fhPj)': h'}4>~ ?lr "h1~'f'7i7it\ cf'(}Ctf 31 Article 23 of the proclamation as amended is
O"1.h'f't\ar h~.~ h14>~ ?lr .f"f'hj:A: deleted and replaced by the following new
Article23.

"?J~r f&..9ulrA h~cf'~e; fon~ont,f ~l;q "23.. Divisions of the Federal High Court
~C 1: n..y.:r- :r-h-.y.:r- and First Instance Court.

1/ The Federal High Court and First

!il f &..9ulrA hif:'f'~e; fon~ont,f ~l)f
Instance Court shall have divisions as
if:C1: n..y.:r- t\Flrrar h~Lft1. frr-r '
required by their functions.
:r-h-"..:r- .ec;'6:rPA::

II f&..9ulrA h~cf'~e; fon~ont,f ~l;q 21 There shall sit a single judge in each
~C~' n..y.:r- :r-h-.y.T Oh11: ~~ division of the Federal High Court and
f~:r-ftft-:: First Instance Court.

rl hH.U Oft.e 0cf'1r th1'C I' fcf'~~ 11ar 31 Notwithstanding the provisions of Sub-
O.'i'C~:- Article (2) of this article,
......

vi hI~ C}on')' Oft.e ~~ "hFlrT a/ Criminal charges brought before the

f"'-f~4>m- Oh~cf'~ar ~C~' n.'}.
Federal High Court that are
punishable with more than fifteen
f"1.4>CO' fm1~A ht':r- ~~.). years rigorous imprisonment shall
~«r'T Ocf'(}fon-O')' Th-')' be heard by a division of the court
.e.+ fn-:: with not less than three judges
sitting.
t\1 f &..9ulrA ~~T n~cf'~~C 1'lltt bl The Federaljudicial Administration
OH.u hP~ Oh11: ~~ "h1-'l'+~ Council may, issue directives for
fcf'm(}~T ~~~T O~~T ~~:r- cases to be heard by three judges
"h1-'l'+~ onont,f t\.fmfTJ which otherwi~e could have been
.e:r-ftA:: heard by a single judge under this
proclamation.
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g/ f &..Y..lrA h~'''~ ~C Y: (t.). 4/ The President and Vice President of

T ~H.~')')' he; ~h')'A T ~H.~')')' Federal High Court and First Instance
h')~.IJ'~ f&..Y..lrA oo-"ootf ~l~ Court may sit in any division of their
~C~' (t.). T ~H.~')')' he; ~h')'A respective courts.
T~".~'H' or~c~' (t,y.;ffa>- Of
')'~a>-~ "fir')' (tffl"fl\. .e"f/tl\.::"
4/ The following new Article is Added in the
g/ OoP~: (])'fI~ fOlJ.h.f'I\(])' o~.fI 0,).,.1\ c]jt
proclamation as Article 38.
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"38. Power to Issue Directives
"c]jt ooootf fOlJ (]).tT).). f» A tT).)
The Federal Supreme may issue Court
f &..Y..lrA m<1>/t.e ~c~. (t.), Of» Ir /t.e may issue procedural directives
fOlJ.17' ih1"f') tt.e:pl.., ofltA1. flf~' necessary for its functions those are
f f»~ f»C'a,.), ooootf su"f.., l\.f(])tT) consistent with lows that are in force.
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(;. .,.~~ ".A 0').,.1\ c]j~ f~Ol(])' 0').,.1\ c]ji} 5/ The hitherto Article 38 of the proclamation
shall be read as Article 39 of the
. .,,-nf\u n.fI."lJhA ~h'" f'l:~ o~.fI 0..,.,.1\ proclamation.
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3. Effective Date
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This Proclamation shall come in to force upon
.eU oP-'" O&..Y..lrA ~;Jtr ;JtLtT) :J'.),qu publication in the Federal Negarit Gazetta.
h(])tT)O'} "") ~~C' r~e; .elfe; A::

Done at Addis Ababa, this 14thday of June, 2005

A.4lh AOf] "... 7 "'"J Iiifji 'f.~

GIRMA WOLDEGIORGIS
'7CII'/ tDlA~1.r-C1.n PRESIDENT OF THE FEDERAL
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If .4l'fOh~"".flf (; "11l\.h DEMOCRA TIC REPUBLIC OF ETHIOPIA
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