House of Federation
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The House of Federation is the upper chamber of Ethiopia’s bicameral parliament, responsible primarily for interpreting the constitution and representing the country’s diverse regional states and nations.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| House of Federation canonical | 3 |
| House of the Federation | 1 |
Statements (33)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | upper house ⓘ |
| chamberType | upper chamber ⓘ |
| compositionPrinciple |
representation by nation, nationality and people
ⓘ
representation by regional state ⓘ |
| constitutionalFunction |
adjudication of disputes over self-determination
ⓘ
constitutional interpretation ⓘ decision on issues of secession ⓘ determination of division of revenues between federal and state governments ⓘ |
| constitutionalStatus | supreme interpreter of the Constitution of Ethiopia ⓘ |
| country | Ethiopia ⓘ |
| establishedBy | Constitution of Ethiopia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| governmentBranch | legislative branch of Ethiopia ⓘ |
| hasAuthorityOver | constitutional disputes involving regional states ⓘ |
| hasFunction |
protection of rights of nations, nationalities and peoples
ⓘ
resolution of inter-regional disputes ⓘ |
| hasOfficialWebsite | https://hof.et (or successor official site) ⓘ |
| hasRole |
interpretation of the Constitution of Ethiopia
ⓘ
representation of nations, nationalities and peoples ⓘ representation of regional states ⓘ |
| houseType | federal chamber ⓘ |
| jurisdiction | Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| languageUsed | Amharic ⓘ |
| legalSystem | Ethiopian constitutional system ⓘ |
| legislativeStructure | bicameral parliament ⓘ |
| locationCountry | Ethiopia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| meetsAt | Ethiopian Parliament building NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| meetsFrequency | regular sessions and extraordinary sessions as required ⓘ |
| meetsIn | Addis Ababa NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| nativeNameLanguage | am ⓘ |
| partOf | Parliament of Ethiopia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| relatedBody | House of Peoples' Representatives NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| represents |
nations, nationalities and peoples of Ethiopia
ⓘ
regional states of Ethiopia ⓘ |
Referenced by (4)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
Constitution of the Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia
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createsLegislativeBody
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House of Federation
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this entity surface form:
House of the Federation