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Grass-roots Justice in Ethiopia
Get PDFThis book presents a timely review of the relations between the formal and customary justice systems in Ethiopia, and offers recommendations for legal reform. The book provides cases studies from all the Region of Ethiopia based on field research on the working of customary dispute resolution (CDR) institutions, their mandates, compositions, procedures and processes. The cases studies also document considerable unofficial linkages with the state judicial system, and consider the advantages as well as the limitations of customary institutions with respect to national and international law. The editor's introduction reviews the history of state law and its relations with customary law, summarises the main findings by region as well as as on inter-ethnic issues, and draws conclusions about social and legal structures, principles of organization, cultural concepts and areas, and judicial processes. The introduction also addresses the questions of inclusion and exclusion on the basis of gerontocratic power, gender, age and marginalised status, and the gradual as well as remarkable recent transformations of CDR institutions. The editor's conclusion reviews the characteristics, advantages and limitations of CDR institutions. A strong case is made for greater recognition of customary systems and better alliance with state justice, while safeguarding individual and minority rights. The editors suggest that the current context of greater decentralization opens up opportunities for pratical collaboration between the systems by promoting legal pluralism and reform, thereby enhancing local level justice delivery. The editors conclude by proposing a range of options for more meaningful partnership for consideration by policy makers, the legal profession and other stakeholders. In memory of Aberra Jembere and Dinsa Lepisa. Cover: Elders at peace ceremony in Arbore, 1993
Continuity and change: marriage and parenthood among Ethiopian adolescents: evidence from two qualitative studies
Get PDFWith changes brought about by education and urbanisation, adolescents and young people in Ethiopia have a greater say compared to previous generations in decisions about who, how and when they marry. Yet, despite this, customary and patriarchal norms still regulate marriage processes and practices, especially in rural areas, constraining girls’ and young women’s choices.
This new report examines the changes in marriage practice in Ethiopia and explores the lived experience of married adolescents. It argues that despite important initiatives and government interventions to prevent child marriage and delay early marriage, for the well-being of adolescent boys and especially girls, policy and programmes should pay more attention to the views, needs and rights of the millions of young people in Ethiopia who have already experienced early marriage, cohabitation, separation or divorce.
This brief, produced in partnership with UNICEF Ethiopia and the International Development Research Centre (IDRC) is based on two Young Lives research projects: ‘Pathways to Marriage and Parenthood’, funded by the William and Flora Hewlett Foundation and ‘Young Marriage and Parenthood’ (YMAPS), funded by the International Development Research Centre (IDRC). It is one of five briefs produced in a series under the joint work of Young Lives and UNICEF (2019-2020) all published on this website, on the Young Lives Ethiopia website (www.younglives-ethiopia.org) and the UNICEF-Ethiopia webpage (www.unicef.org/ethiopia)
Decline, Survival and Development of Crafts: Comparisons of Tanning, Ironwork, Pottery, Woodwork and Weaving' with Particular Reference to Southwestern Ethiopia.
Get PDFThis article investigates factors that accoullt Jor the differentialdecline and survival of jive crafts, and the effects oj policies and interventions oncraft development. The article challenges the stereotypes oj "traditional" craftwork as ancient and unchanging and explores the roles oj prejudices againstcraftwork, resource depletion alld compelition in the demise oj craJtwork.The article suggests that the endurance oj various crafts can be explained bydiffering combinations oj economic and cultural Jactors. II maintains that thelong-predicted demise oj craftwork is neither inevitable nor desirable. It arguesin favour oj promoting handicrafts as a strategy for employment, importsubstitutionand income-generatio
Informing early childhood education in Ethiopia: Insights from Young Lives research on the o-class programme
Get PDFThis research report has been produced in partnership with UNICEF Ethiopia and the Children's Investment Foundation Fund (CIFF) and is based on the Young Lives sub study 'Improving the evidence for early intervention: using cohort research to improve policy in Ethiopia and India' funded by CIFF.
The rapid scaling up of pre school provision in Ethiopia, especially through the O-Class programme, designed to prepare 6 year old children for Grade 1, has resulted in a huge increase in access to pre school, with particular benefits for children living in rural and remote areas and those from poorer backgrounds.
The report reviews the impact of this recent up scale and finds that it masks important differences in access and raises issues around the quality of education provided. It highlights areas for improvement including in teacher training, improved school facilities and greater pre school access for girls
Agropastoralism in Transition: Comparison of Trajectories of Two Communities in Oromia and the Southern Region
Get PDFThis paper compares trajectories of two food-insecure agro-pastoral sites: Gelcha in Eastern Oromia inhabited by Karrayu, and Luqa in South Omo in the Southern Nations, Nationalities and Peoples Region (SNNPR) in Tsamay territory. The sites are part of the WIDE (Wellbeing Illbeing Dynamics in Ethiopia) project studying longitudinal changes in 20 Ethiopian rural communities since the mid-1990s. The other 18 sites were part of the Ethiopian Rural Household Survey for which baseline data are ava..
Adolescence: a second window to address child poverty in Ethiopia
Get PDFExperiences of adolescence are diverse and changing fast in Ethiopia, a country with the highest proportion (22 per cent) of 15 - 24 year olds in the world. Young Lives research has shown that adolescence provides a second crucial window of intervention to improve children's opportunities and well-being. Yet in Ethiopia there is insufficient investment in development interventions designed to support this age group. This brief, produced in partnership with UNICEF, draws on evidence from Young Lives and offers a range of measures to address this gap. It is part of a series that explores transitions from childhood to young adulthood in Ethiopia
When things fall apart: Separation and divorce among adolescents and young couples in Ethiopia
Get PDFWhile there is rightly a major focus on child marriage, we know very little about separation and divorce among young couples, either in Ethiopia or elsewhere. How do they negotiate their relationships? What contributes to relationship breakdown? What access do they have to support and services? And what happens after they separate?
This working paper uses qualitative evidence from the Young Lives study to answer some of these questions. It is based on interviews with 59 young people from two rural and two urban locations. It examines the impacts of poverty, age, gender and location, and reflects on the implications for policy and programming. This working paper and the accompanying policy brief are part of a set of eight working papers and eight policy briefs on gendered transitions into young adulthood in Ethiopia to be published in coming weeks
Understanding Customary Dispute Resolution in Ethiopia
No full textIn his article on customary law in the Encyclopaedia Aethiopica the late legal historian Aberra Jembere noted that customary law is ‘made by the people and not the state’ and derives its legitimacy ‘from participation and consensus of the community and its recognition of the same by the government’ (Aberra 2003:839). Customary dispute resolution is paradoxically both general and specific in Ethiopia. On the one hand it is widespread and found spatially almost ubiquitously throughout the coun..
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