Implication of Ethiopian Federalism on the Right to Freedom of Movement and Residence: Critical Analysis of the Law and the Practice
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2013-03
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Addis Ababa University
Abstract
The FDRE constitution has established ethnic federal arrangement in one hand and
incorporates everyone’s right to freedom of movement and residence everywhere within
Ethiopian territory on the other. Besides this, ethnic self determination has established as a
cornerstone of the federal system. But, there is no any single study has conducted to look at the
practical serene coexistence of Ethiopian federal system and the right to freedom of movement
and residence. Thus, the main issue addressed in this paper is whether the federal system has
implemented properly in congruent with the right to freedom of movement and residence of
individuals in Ethiopia. The thesis has also tried to explore whether the institutions put in place
to safeguard the right to freedom of movement and residence has worked efficiently and
effectively by way of giving the required remedy in case of violation. In doing so the writer has
analyzed cases with integrating interview responses as well as explores other countries
experiences. After conducting serious analysis, the writer has, eventually, reached to the
following findings: ethnic federal setup of Ethiopia has practically negative implication on the
right to freedom of movement and residence; ethnic based political parties are also responsible
for the violation due to their contribution to the increasing ethnic consciousness of the society.
Governmental safeguard institutions are not properly safeguarding this right from the pitfall of
Ethiopian ethnic federal system; Misuse of ethnicity for political game by the ruling EPRDF
party has aggravated the impact of ethnic federal system on the violation of such freedom.
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FDRE constitution