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Constitution of Ethiopia All 106 articles of the 1995 constitution of the Federal Democratic Republic, in English and አማርኛ . Search the text, open an article to read it, and share any of it as a card.
Articles Expand all 1 Nomenclature of the State 2 Ethiopian Territorial Jurisdiction 3 The Ethiopian Flag 4 National Anthem of Ethiopia 5 Languages 6 Nationality 7 Gender Reference 8 Sovereignty of the People 9 Supremacy of the Constitution 10 Human and Democratic Rights 11 Separation of State and Religion 12 Conduct and Accountability of Government 13 Scope of Application and Interpretation 14 Rights to life, the Security of Person and Liberty 15 Right to Life 16 The Right of the Security of Person 17 Right to Liberty 18 Prohibition against Inhuman Treatment 19 Right of Persons Arrested 20 Rights of Persons Accused 21 The Rights of Persons Held in Custody and Convicted Prisoners 22 Non-retroactivity of Criminal Law 23 Prohibition of Double Jeopardy 24 Right to Honour and Reputation 25 Right to Equality 26 Right to Privacy 27 Freedom of Religion, Belief and Opinion 28 Crimes Against Humanity 29 Right of Thought, Opinion and Expression 30 The Right of Assembly, Demonstration and Petition 31 Freedom of Association 32 Freedom of Movement 33 Rights of Nationality 34 Marital, Personal and Family Rights 35 Rights of Women 36 Rights of Children 37 Right of Access to Justice 38 The Right to Vote and to be Elected 39 Rights of Nations, Nationalities, and Peoples 40 The Right to Property 41 Economic, Social and Cultural Rights 42 Rights of Labour 43 The Right to Development 44 Environmental Rights 45 Form of Government 46 States of the Federation 47 Member States of the Federal Democratic Republic 48 State Border Changes 49 Capital City 50 Structure of the Organs of State 51 Powers and Functions of the Federal Government 52 Powers and Functions of States 53 The Federal Houses 54 Members of the House of Peoples' Representatives 55 Powers and Functions of the House of Peoples' Representatives 56 Political Power 57 Adoption of Laws 58 Meetings of the House, Duration of its Term 59 Decisions and Rules of Procedure of the House 60 Dissolution of the House 61 Members of the House of the Federation 62 Powers and Functions of the House of the Federation 63 Immunity of Members of the House of the Federation 64 Decisions and Rules of Procedure 65 Budget 66 Powers of the Speaker of the House 67 Sessions and Term of Mandate 68 Prohibition of Simultaneous Membership in the Two Houses 69 The President 70 Nomination and Appointment of the President 71 Powers and Functions of the President 72 The Powers of the Executive 73 Appointment of the Prime Minister 74 Powers and Functions of the Prime Minister 75 Deputy Prime Minister 76 The Council of Ministers 77 Powers and Functions of the Council of Ministers 78 Independence of the Judiciary 79 Judicial Powers 80 Concurrent Jurisdiction of Courts 81 Appointment of Judges 82 Structure of the Council of Constitutional Inquiry 83 Interpretation of the Constitution 84 Powers and Functions of the Council of Constitutional Inquiry 85 Objectives 86 Principles for External Relations 87 Principles for National Defence 88 Political Objectives 89 Economic Objectives 90 Social Objectives 91 Cultural Objectives 92 Environmental Objectives 93 Declaration of State of Emergency 94 Financial Expenditures 95 Revenue 96 Federal Power of Taxation 97 State Power of Taxation 98 Concurrent Power of Taxation 99 Undesignated Powers of Taxation 100 Directives on Taxation 101 The Auditor General 102 Election Board 103 Population Census Commission 104 Initiation of Amendments 105 Amendment of the Constitution 106 The Version with Final Legal Authority
፨ Proclamation No. 1/1995, in force since 21 August 1995. Reproduced for reading; for anything that turns on the exact wording, check the official gazette.
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