modern Ethiopian penal code
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The modern Ethiopian penal code is the contemporary legal framework that defines crimes and punishments in Ethiopia, superseding earlier religious-legal codes such as the Fetha Nagast.
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| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| modern Ethiopian penal code canonical | 1 |
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
criminal law framework
ⓘ
penal code ⓘ |
| appliesTo |
legal persons
ⓘ
natural persons ⓘ |
| basedOn | codification tradition ⓘ |
| conformsTo | constitutional guarantees of due process ⓘ |
| contains |
general part
ⓘ
special part ⓘ |
| country | Ethiopia ⓘ |
| defines |
aggravating circumstances
ⓘ
general principles of criminal liability ⓘ grounds for justification ⓘ measures of security ⓘ mitigating circumstances ⓘ rules on concurrence of offences ⓘ rules on recidivism ⓘ types of penalties ⓘ |
| influencedBy |
continental European criminal law
ⓘ
earlier Ethiopian legal practice ⓘ |
| jurisdiction | Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| language |
Amharic
ⓘ
English translation ⓘ |
| legalStatus | primary source of criminal law in Ethiopia ⓘ |
| legalSystem | civil law ⓘ |
| providesFor |
additional penalties
ⓘ
fines ⓘ imprisonment ⓘ |
| purpose |
prevention of crime
ⓘ
proportional punishment of offenders ⓘ protection of individual rights ⓘ protection of public order ⓘ |
| recognizes |
attempt
ⓘ
complicity ⓘ participation in crime ⓘ |
| relationshipTo | Ethiopian Constitution NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| replaced | Fetha Nagast NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| scope |
certain extraterritorial offences
ⓘ
territorial application within Ethiopia ⓘ |
| subjectMatter |
attempt and participation in crime
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crimes ⓘ criminal responsibility ⓘ offences against morality ⓘ offences against persons ⓘ offences against property ⓘ offences against public health ⓘ offences against public order ⓘ offences against the state ⓘ punishments ⓘ |
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