Open AccessA Quest for a Wider Mandates to Customary Justice Institutions in Ethiopia: A Particular Emphasis on ‘Yaa’aa Yaaboo’ (a Qaallu Court)
Author(s) -
Kuma Beyene Fita
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
journal of legal subjects
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
ISSN - 2815-097X
DOI - 10.55529/jls.11.8.17
Subject(s) - constitution , law , political science , economic justice , state (computer science) , constitutional court , criminal court , high court , public administration , international law , algorithm , computer science
This study assesses the functioning of yaa’aa yaaboo customary court (the Qaallu court), which is found in the Oromia National Regional State of Ethiopia, in west the Shewa zone in the Ambo district. This court accepts and handles any criminal and civil cases unless cases are pending in the formal courts. The effectiveness of this court in course of handling both civil and criminal cases is rarely treated in different kinds of literatures. Thus, the aim of this article is to fill this gap. To realize this objective, the study employed a qualitative research approach. By showing the overall functioning of this court, this article recommended a legal reform that may include a constitutional amendment to give wider mandates than envisaged under the current constitution to customary justice institutions.