Federal First Instance Court of Ethiopia | |
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Amharic: የፌድራል የመጀመሪያ ደረጃ ፍርድ ቤት | |
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Type | First level court |
Reports to | Federal High Court |
Seat | John Melly St,
Kirkos,
Addis Ababa,
Ethiopia 9°02′12″N 38°45′10″E / 9.036668°N 38.752889°E |
Formation | 1 December 1998 |
Salary | 1,040 birr [2] |
The Federal First Instance Court ( Amharic: የፌድራል የመጀመሪያ ደረጃ ፍርድ ቤት) is the first-level court division in Ethiopia. The FDRE Constitution delegates judicial jurisdiction to the First Instance Court, along with the High Court and State Courts. It is headquartered in Addis Ababa in Kirkos district, [3] with expectations of expanding new branches in all districts of Addis Ababa. [4]
The criminal jurisdiction of Federal First Instance Court alongside High Court [5] have the following duties and obligations under Federal Courts Proclamation No. 25/1996, which came to effect on 1 December 1998. [6] [7]
1. Under specified cases in criminal code article 4, 5 6 and 7 of Article 4 hereof:
2. Without prejudice to juridical law vested in other organs, the Federal First Instance Courts have jurisdiction in every province (awraja) or woreda courts as well as increasingly in the two chartered cities Addis Ababa and Dire Dawa.
3. Under sub-article 2(a) (b) new replacement of Article 16:
(a) Without prejudice to power vested on the Federal Judicial Administration Commission, place as well as assign and administer judges of Federal Courts:
6. Article 23 hereby deleted and replaced by the following new Article 23:
The Addis Ababa City Charter established two city courts responsible to municipal jurisdiction: the First Instance and Appellate Courts. [8] In social court system, there is fundamental error of law of decisions in the First Instance, and then put forward to Appellate Court of the city. Federal First Instance Court also functions in religious courts like Sharia law, as to Federal High Court of Sharia, accountable to the Federal Judicial Administration Commission. [9] [10]
Federal First Instance Court of Ethiopia | |
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Amharic: የፌድራል የመጀመሪያ ደረጃ ፍርድ ቤት | |
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Type | First level court |
Reports to | Federal High Court |
Seat | John Melly St,
Kirkos,
Addis Ababa,
Ethiopia 9°02′12″N 38°45′10″E / 9.036668°N 38.752889°E |
Formation | 1 December 1998 |
Salary | 1,040 birr [2] |
The Federal First Instance Court ( Amharic: የፌድራል የመጀመሪያ ደረጃ ፍርድ ቤት) is the first-level court division in Ethiopia. The FDRE Constitution delegates judicial jurisdiction to the First Instance Court, along with the High Court and State Courts. It is headquartered in Addis Ababa in Kirkos district, [3] with expectations of expanding new branches in all districts of Addis Ababa. [4]
The criminal jurisdiction of Federal First Instance Court alongside High Court [5] have the following duties and obligations under Federal Courts Proclamation No. 25/1996, which came to effect on 1 December 1998. [6] [7]
1. Under specified cases in criminal code article 4, 5 6 and 7 of Article 4 hereof:
2. Without prejudice to juridical law vested in other organs, the Federal First Instance Courts have jurisdiction in every province (awraja) or woreda courts as well as increasingly in the two chartered cities Addis Ababa and Dire Dawa.
3. Under sub-article 2(a) (b) new replacement of Article 16:
(a) Without prejudice to power vested on the Federal Judicial Administration Commission, place as well as assign and administer judges of Federal Courts:
6. Article 23 hereby deleted and replaced by the following new Article 23:
The Addis Ababa City Charter established two city courts responsible to municipal jurisdiction: the First Instance and Appellate Courts. [8] In social court system, there is fundamental error of law of decisions in the First Instance, and then put forward to Appellate Court of the city. Federal First Instance Court also functions in religious courts like Sharia law, as to Federal High Court of Sharia, accountable to the Federal Judicial Administration Commission. [9] [10]