Constitution for a nation of nations : the Ethiopian prospect / Fasil Nahum.

Includes bibliographical references ₋b9₋sp. [291]-292) and index.

Ch. 1. Background Outline of Ethiopia's Constitutional History -- Ch. 2. Epoch of the Written Constitutions (1931-1991) -- Ch. 3. Towards Federalism and the Transitional Charter of 1991 -- Ch. 4. Salient Features of the Constitution of 1994 -- Ch. 5. The Federal Houses and the Legislative Process -- Ch. 6. The Executive Branch of Government -- Ch. 7. Structure and Powers of the Courts -- Ch. 8. Fundamental Rights and Freedoms: Human Rights -- Ch. 9. Fundamental Rights and Freedoms: Democratic Rights -- Ch. 10. National Policy Principles and Objectives -- Ch. 11. Fiscal Policy -- Ch. 12. Symbols of State -- Annex: The Constitution of the Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia.

Ethiopia is an ancient state with a new constitution and a new beginning. A new reality has emerged symbolized by, and reflected in, the constitution of 1994. A federal system of government has been installed and a democratic process is unfolding, propelling Ethiopia towards the mainstream of world civilization.

The book explores Ethiopian history since ancient times from the constitutional perspective and provides startling insights into the traditional unwritten constitution of historical Ethiopia. It is with this background that the present and the future of the third largest nation in Africa is constitutionally examined.