Parties must willingly submit to the jurisdiction of these tribunals, or the dispute should be constitutionally redirected to the regular courts. All the federal Sharia courts are entirely accountable to the Federal Judicial Administration Commission of Ethiopia. All of the State Councils have given official recognition to Sharia Courts within their respective jurisdictions. Alternative dispute resolution ways are used in Ethiopia to settle conflict through processes other than formal litigation that takes place in the court of law (Macfarlane, 2006). These mechanisms could be either traditional or customary or found in formal institutions and laws. The mechanisms are included in the Ethiopian Civil Code of 1960 which deals with alternative dispute resolution mechanisms such as arbitration, conciliation, and compromise, the labor law, the Ombudsman, and the Ethiopian Human Rights Commission. The law enforcement agencies at the federal level, include the Federal Police Commission, Ministry of Justice, and the Federal Prison Commission (Macfarlane, 2006). The Federal Ministry of Justice has the ultimate authority for prosecution of cases falling under the jurisdiction of federal courts. Federal Police Commission Proclamation establishes the Federal Police Commission which is accountable to the Ministry of Federal Affairs. The Federal Prisons Commission was established as an institution accountable to the Ministry of Federal Affairs. The objectives of the Commission are to hold prisoners in custody and provide them with reformative and rehabilitative service to enable them to make the attitudinal and behavioral change necessary to become law-abiding, peaceful and productive citizens.
Parties must willingly submit to the jurisdiction of these tribunals, or the dispute should be constitutionally redirected to the regular courts. All the federal Sharia courts are entirely accountable to the Federal Judicial Administration Commission of Ethiopia. All of the State Councils have given official recognition to Sharia Courts within their respective jurisdictions. Alternative dispute resolution ways are used in Ethiopia to settle conflict through processes other than formal litigation that takes place in the court of law (Macfarlane, 2006). These mechanisms could be either traditional or customary or found in formal institutions and laws. The mechanisms are included in the Ethiopian Civil Code of 1960 which deals with alternative dispute resolution mechanisms such as arbitration, conciliation, and compromise, the labor law, the Ombudsman, and the Ethiopian Human Rights Commission. The law enforcement agencies at the federal level, include the Federal Police Commission, Ministry of Justice, and the Federal Prison Commission (Macfarlane, 2006). The Federal Ministry of Justice has the ultimate authority for prosecution of cases falling under the jurisdiction of federal courts. Federal Police Commission Proclamation establishes the Federal Police Commission which is accountable to the Ministry of Federal Affairs. The Federal Prisons Commission was established as an institution accountable to the Ministry of Federal Affairs. The objectives of the Commission are to hold prisoners in custody and provide them with reformative and rehabilitative service to enable them to make the attitudinal and behavioral change necessary to become law-abiding, peaceful and productive citizens.
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