Habib, Mohammed (PhD)Mekonnen, Dagnachew2022-02-162023-11-082022-02-162023-11-082017-05http://etd.aau.edu.et/handle/123456789/30124States are required, under international law, to ensure due process of law while taking actions against terrorist acts. The obligation to observe due process of law involves the duty to comply with a number of requirements necessary to ensure protection of the rights of the accused persons for allegedly committing certain terrorist acts. Since such a requirement applies to different national contexts, it would be necessary to select some specific countries to investigate how much those states are serving due process standards which is required under international law. Accordingly; Ethiopia and Kenya have been studied for the purpose of demonstrating the enforcement of globally applicable standards in their specific national contexts. The two countries are selected because of their common regional geopolitical context in the Horn of Africa. It is known that Horn of Africa is one of the regions of the world which have been exposed to recurring terrorist attacks. Furthermore, as compared to the other Horn of African countries, Ethiopia and Kenya appears to be relatively more strongly committed to contribute towards fighting terrorism. While taking note of the positive attitude of these two Horn of African countries towards complying with their obligations in fighting terrorism, the critical examination of the status of compliance with their obligation in ensuring due process in the course of fighting terrorism is relevant. Accordingly, part of the finding of the research shows that Kenya’s laws are relatively more relevant to serve the purpose of due process as required under the applicable international legal instruments. Thus; some suggestions are advanced with a view to upgrade the Ethiopian legal regime for the purpose of ensuring due process and related obligations.enThesis