Aschalew Ashagre (PhD)Mastewal Gebremedhin2025-04-012025-04-012022-09https://etd.aau.edu.et/handle/123456789/5265For States to build and develop a strong and respected judicial system, proper, effective, and efficient enforcement of court decisions is critical. In principle, all decrees have to be executed However, when the interest of justice so requires, execution may be stayed by the order of the judiciary. That is why the researcher is interested in doing this thesis. The main objective of the study is to assess the legal and practical gaps associated with the stay of execution with in the federal courts. To address these objectives the basic research questions were; why and when a stay of execution order has been given, what is the obligation of the party who applies for the stay of execution order, and what are the main challenges of a party who seek a stay of execution, Is there a gap on the law concerning stay of execution, Is it possible to balance the execution of a decree and stay of Execution And What does the practice look like in the federal courts of Ethiopia To address these, doctrinal legal research was employed. The finding was Ethiopian civil procedure code follows a non-automatic stay of execution of order or decree. The federal court judges have a knowledge gap and lack of consistency as well as applications of the civil procedure code concerning providing a stay of execution by the rendition court. Federal courts have a problem with the lack of statistical data. The researcher has suggested the amendment of civil procedure code provisions regarding the stay of execution. And extensive job training is required especially for judges, and lawyers. And finally, to have sufficient information about the issue a data recording system regarding the stay of execution order or decree shall be demanded.en-USThesis