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Justiciability of Administrative Actions in Ethiopia: Appraisal of the Federal Administrative Procedure Proclamation in Light of the Right to Access to Justice

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Apart from being a fundamental right protected under various legal systems, access to justice is an intrinsic component of the concept of human rights and its operationalization. Judicial review of administrative actions is an element of the broader concept of access which has a significant role in the realization of administrative justice and addressing human rights violations by government regulatory framework. Owing to the confusion regarding the role of the judiciary in the enforcement of constitutional rights and a lack of a meaningful jurisprudence on the separation of powers among others, the absence of judicial review of administrative acts has been a thorn in the Ethiopian human rights system. Yet, the newly adopted Federal Administrative Procedure Proclamation (FAPP) No. 1183/2020 has introduced the judicial review of administrative actions in the legal system. This article analyses how the justiciability of certain administrative actions could serve as a remedy for and protection against violations of human rights by federal administrative agencies. It also highlights the jurisprudence of judicial review before FAPP and describes the scope, fundamental principles and implications of the system of judicial review under FAPP.
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Righting Human Rights through Legal Reform: Ethiopia’s Contemporary Experience
Justiciability of Administrative Actions in Ethiopia
Righting Human Rights through Legal Reform: Ethiopia’s Contemporary Experience
Justiciability of Administrative Actions in Ethiopia
Righting Human Rights through Legal Reform: Ethiopia’s Contemporary Experience
Justiciability of Administrative Actions in Ethiopia
Righting Human Rights through Legal Reform: Ethiopia’s Contemporary Experience
Justiciability of Administrative Actions in Ethiopia
Righting Human Rights through Legal Reform: Ethiopia’s Contemporary Experience
Justiciability of Administrative Actions in Ethiopia
Righting Human Rights through Legal Reform: Ethiopia’s Contemporary Experience
Justiciability of Administrative Actions in Ethiopia
Righting Human Rights through Legal Reform: Ethiopia’s Contemporary Experience
Justiciability of Administrative Actions in Ethiopia
Righting Human Rights through Legal Reform: Ethiopia’s Contemporary Experience
Justiciability of Administrative Actions in Ethiopia
Righting Human Rights through Legal Reform: Ethiopia’s Contemporary Experience
Justiciability of Administrative Actions in Ethiopia
Righting Human Rights through Legal Reform: Ethiopia’s Contemporary Experience
Justiciability of Administrative Actions in Ethiopia
Righting Human Rights through Legal Reform: Ethiopia’s Contemporary Experience
Justiciability of Administrative Actions in Ethiopia
Righting Human Rights through Legal Reform: Ethiopia’s Contemporary Experience
Justiciability of Administrative Actions in Ethiopia
Righting Human Rights through Legal Reform: Ethiopia’s Contemporary Experience
Justiciability of Administrative Actions in Ethiopia
Righting Human Rights through Legal Reform: Ethiopia’s Contemporary Experience
Justiciability of Administrative Actions in Ethiopia
Righting Human Rights through Legal Reform: Ethiopia’s Contemporary Experience
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