TY  - BOOK
AU  - Melese, Tiglu.
TI  - Access to legal information in Ethiopia : : the human right of access to justice with a particular emphasis on access to legal information in Ethiopia
SN  - 9783659116810
U1  - 342.63'0662 23
PY  - 2012///
CY  - Chisinau, Republic of Moldova Europe
PB  - LAP LAMBERT Academic Publishing
KW  - Introduction
KW  - The right to information
KW  - Information; When it originates, what it means and to whom?
KW  - The need for information and the right to information
KW  - The right of access to legal information as a human right
KW  - The importance of access to law
KW  - Theoretical justifications for constitutional protection of the right to information
KW  - The notion of access to justice
KW  - Access to justice (access to legal information) and some important and relevant concepts
KW  - Human right and the FDRE constitution
KW  - An overview of international bill of rights
KW  - Human rights and the FDRE
KW  - Application of human right (direct and indirect application)
KW  - Application of international human rights instruments and the FDRE constitution
KW  - The right to information and the FDRE constitution
KW  - The overall context within which the Ethiopian justice reform is situated
KW  - Institutions involved in the justice system
KW  - Codification and publication of laws in Ethiopia (past and current) efforts
KW  - Obstacles to citizens right to laws in Ethiopia
KW  - Access to the basic Ethiopian laws
KW  - Access to the internet
KW  - Justiciability of human rights in Ethiopia
KW  - Justiciability; meaning
KW  - Why it is important to pursue justiciability of rights
KW  - Justiciability human rights under the FDRE constitution and other domestic legislations
N1  - Includes bibliographical reference (p. 188 - 192)
N2  - "Ethiopia has ben experiencing a major ground swell of social, economic, cultural and political changes. While the movement towards fundamental political change is remarkable, there are certain formidable challenges that will make the country to a stable, democratic and pluralist system of governance very difficult. It is difficult to anticipate legal protection when, recognition and protection of legal empowerment of the citizens and access to justice is not fully realized. The cultural, historical, and political conditions in the country are not simply too conducive to the emergence and growth of strong human rights principles and constitutional guarantees. No one can deny that knowledge of the law is a necessary basis for civic activity and for people's capacity to comply with the law. When legal information is equally and easily known to all, the incidents of violation and abuse of law are less. In this context, "access to law" can significantly contribute to a better establishment of the rule of law. "Access to law," as used in this book, pertains to access to the text of of the law."
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