the Need to Revise Sub National Constitutions of Ethiopia: the Case of Amhara National Regional State
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2020-06
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Addis Ababa,University
Abstract
The very purpose of this study is to explore the need to revise sub-national constitutions of
Ethiopia in general and ANRS constitution in particular. The study basically assesses and
analyzes the need to revise ANRS Constitution and identify the possible measures that have
to be taken. The study mainly applies qualitative research method aiming to investigate
important attitudes and experiences of informants. In doing so both primary and secondary
data have employed as a process in order to get valuable analysis and finding.Primary sources
are respondents who were participated during drafting and ratification of constitutions and
other intervieweesas well as relevant state laws including the regional state revised
constitution. Whereas Secondary sources are books, articles, journals, reports, published &
unpublished documents and the like.The study mainly investigated the regional state legala
administrative systeme with regard to constitutional revision and related activitiestoidentify
the following major findings. In the making processes of ANRSC there was no public
participation and consensus creation among different interest groups and politicians. There
was no a formal and institutional awareness creation during designation and practicing of
ANRS Constitution. The provisions of ANRSC are not part and parcel of the responsible
curriculums. Lawyers and researchers were not active participant in developing and
practicing the Constitution of ANRS. The people of Amhara didn‟t perceive as that the
Constitution of Amhara is not their own rather it is a party document. Finally, the people of
ANRS have a great demand for the total/complete revision of FDRE Constitution since it did
not address the fundamental interest of them. Moreover, the peoples of Amhara region
demand to revise the regional state constitution to make it complete and legitimate.Although
the regional state council established the Council of Constitutional Inquiry, it is not active
enough to develop and review the Constitution of the region.
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Public participation, awareness, Constitutional revision, Constitutional inquiry