Oromia is one of the 9 national regional states and two city administrations of ethiopia, its average estimated area is about 363,375km2, accounting for about 34. According to article 522b, the regional states have the power to enact a state constitution. The state of benshangul gumuz constitution amharic version hot. The constitution of the international oromo youth association 3 page article v. Scribd is the worlds largest social reading and publishing site. The draft legislation is intended to determine the application of article 49 5 of the constitution. All citizens, organs of state, political organizations, other associations as well as their officials have the duty to ensure observance of the constitution and to obey it. Download oromia national regional state constitution. The 1838 constitution is one of many historical documents that may be found at the florida state archives. This edition of the new york state constitution, available at. The oromia, tigray, southern, somali, harar and amhara regional constitutions were adopted in 1995. Table of contents article i bill of rights article ii franchise and officers article iii division of powers article iv legislature article v executive article vi judiciary article vii local government article viii education article ix corporations article x taxation and finance article xi.
In recognition of the constitution of the federal democratic republic of ethiopia. Authorities harassed, arrested, detained, charged, and prosecuted journalists and others perceived as critical of the. Constitution of the federal democratic republic of ethiopia. First, the oromia regional state constitution has failed to establish government structure responsive to the oromo people recognizing the local reality and adds. Free download or read online the constitution of the united states of america pdf epub book. Oromia regions government spokesperson told local media that the. Constitutional adjudication under the fdre constitution and the revised oromia national regional. The role and relevance of subnational constitutions in. Statement on the draft law on oromias special interest in.
The federal constitution not only regulates the state structure and the relationship between the regional and federal level, the federal constitution also determines the fundamentals of the federal legislative, executive and judicial institutions. Grassroots conflict assessment of the somali region, ethiopia. Compatibility of the revised oromia national regional state. Now, therefore, in accordance with the revised constitution of oromia regional state no. Harari language is the official language of the state. Ethiopia is a federal democratic republic composed of 9 national regional states.
Any law, customary practice, an act of an agency of government of official that contravenes the constitution is invalid. United nations permanent forum on indigenous issues. Findings of the research pointed out that, though the fdre constitution grants wider subnational constitutional space to constituent units, the oromia regional state. According to the 1994 census result the religious composition of the population of the state indicates that 60. Art 6 of the 1995 constitution and art 6 of the revised 2001 constitution as amended in 2005. A similar provision is included in art 2 of the somali constitution. Member states of the federal democratic republic of ethiopia are the following. Department of state division of administrative rules one commerce plaza 99 washington avenue albany, ny 12231 phone. Criminal adjudication by state courts under the fdre constitution. Peoples region the case of ethiopias southern nations. Pdf the constitution of the united states of america. Pdf a comparative analysis of the state constitution of.
This appears to be a lastminute reversal, or at least it contradicts earlier reports in the state media that the draft has been referred to. Agaw, the oromo and other minorities in addition to the dominant amhara. That is why the constitution mentions, the special interest of oromia statearising from the location of aa within state of oromiawould be respected written in bold for emphasis. Constitution of virginia foreword the virginia constitution of 1971 was approved by vote of the people on november 3, 1970, and became effective on july 1, 1971.
It is prohibited to assume state power in any manner other than that. The 1994 constitution created ethnically based kililoch regional states. The state of oromia has been established by the constitution and per article 52 of the constitution, it has the right to selfgovernment. The state of amhara constitution amharic and english hot. Eshetu alemu, judgment and sentence unofficial english translation.
Due to the geographical coincidence of the location of oromia with aaca, the. The interest of oromia article 49 does tell horn affairs. The constitution is the supreme law of the national state of tigray. The ethiopian constitution posits, in article 49 5, that the special interest of the state of oromia in addis ababa concerns three important areas. To use these words, location and within, are the geographical reaffirmation. Oromia ethiopia5, january 14, 2015 the us department of state called on the ethiopian government for meaningful dialogue about oromo community concerns6 and on february 9, 2016, during a state department briefing on the situation in oromia, the united states is deeply concerned. Revised constitutions of regional states ethiopian legal. The ethnic composition in the state include, oromo 52. The writing process of this constitution was led by the three young afar law professionals ambassador hassan abdulkadir, ali hussein weissa and ahmed hussein.
Oromia is the largest national regional state in ethiopia in terms of population size and areal coverage. The 1971 constitution is the fifth complete revision of virginias fundamental law since 1776other complete revisions having been effective in 1830, 1851, 1870, and 1902. Pdf on jan 1, 2004, tsegaye regassa and others published state. The oromia national regional state megeleta oromia heera mootummaa naannoo oromiyaa fooyyaee bahe labsii lak. The harari peoples national regional state the harari. The state of oromia sprawls over the largest part of the country and at present consists of 12 administrative zones and 180 woredas.
This constitution establishes a federal and democratic state structure. Federalism, local government and minority protection in. A leaked legislative document shows oromia region is pushing for extensive rights in the capital city addis ababa. The new constitution of 1995 had explicitly declared ethiopia to be a federal polity with.
Coronavirus counter with new cases, historical data, and info. The constitution of international oromo youth association. Leaked draft law of oromias special interest in addis. The council of the state of oromia is the highest body of its administration. New york state constitution new york department of state. Under gadaa, every eight years, the oromo would choose by consensus nine leaders. The special interest of the state of oromia with respect to supply of services or the utilization of resources or administrative matters arising from the presence of the city of addis ababa within the state of oromia shall be protected. Mayor means a chief executiv e officer of a city administration. United states department of state bureau of democracy, human rights and labor regions special police force, sometimes referred to as the liyu, attacked residents in mayu muluke district in east hararghe zone, oromia, killing 40 persons and injuring 40. Constitutional space for the regional state constitutions under the. This was stated in both the old and revised constitutions of oromia i. Paulos kebede following the circulation on social media of a document said to be draft law for determining oromia regional states interest in addis ababa, there was a flurry of comments on what the meaning of article 495 of fdre constitution could be some wanted to see addis ababa as a federal territory in which oromia regional state only has a special interest. Gray building in tallahassee, the archives is mandated by law to collect and preserve documentation of floridas past.
New ethiopian constitution maintains that all land is nationalized. Ethiopia administrative regions, cities and population. It is also practiced by the konso and gedeo people of southern ethiopia. The revised constitution of the afar national regional. The draft proclamation to determine oromias special interest in addis ababa was reportedly developed and tabled by oromia regional state about two months ago. Addis arega, a spokesperson for oromia state, has said the draft law will be discussed by the oromo people and amended before it goes back to the house of peoples representatives for ratification. The main characters of this history, non fiction story are. Constitution of teh regional state of oromia revised. Constitution of teh regional state of oromia revised2001. The system regulates political, economic, social and religious activities of the community. Constitution of afar regional state ethiopian criminal. United nations working group for indigenous peoples unpfii. Constitution of the federal democratic republic of ethiopia wipo.
City manager means an official who executes the municipal services of the city administration. The afar state constitution is officially known as the revised constitution of the afar national regional state of ethiopia. As stated under article 52 1 of the constitution, all powers not given expressly to the federal government alone, or concurrently to the federal government and the states are reserved to the states. Constitution means oromia regional state constitution 10.
This power is also provided by article 505, which stipulates that the state council i. The first edition of the novel was published in 1787, and was written by founding fathers. As far as the regional institutional structure is concerned, the federal constitution limits itself to stating that there. Constitutional special interest of the state of oromia in. The constitution and law provide for freedom of speech and press, however the state of emergency regulations included restrictions on these rights. A comparative analysis of the state constitution of tigray in light of the fdre constitution and amhara state constitution. 461994 article 49 3 a, it is hereby proclaimed as follows. Coronavirus live update live statistics and coronavirus news tracking the number of confirmed cases, recovered patients, and death toll by country due to the covid 19 coronavirus from wuhan, china. South sudan, gambela region, and southern nations, nationalities, and peoples region to the west.
Therefore, in order to realise the right to selfdetermination, the federal constitution. Oromiyaa is one of the nine regional states of ethiopia, the homeland of the oromo. The book was published in multiple languages including english, consists of 30 pages and is available in paperback format. Being an oromo city albeit the constitution talks only about its location in oromia, it is also the capital city of the state of oromia. Ethiopian constitutions and their explanatory note. Oromia national regional state constitution free download as pdf file. Pdf state constitutions in federal ethiopia researchgate.
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