© A B Academic Publishers- Printed in Great Britain COMPENSATING VICTIMS OF CRIME IN ETHIOPIA: A REFLECTIVE ANALYSIS OF LEGISLATIVE PARADIGM AND SPIRIT

Ethiopia, one of the populous and poorest states in Africa, does not have a comprehensive statutory or administrative scheme for compensating victims of crime. Nevertheless, the idea of pecuniary compensation to victims of crime finds place in its Criminal Code and Criminal Procedure Code. The paper delves deep into the three approaches to compensating crime victims reflected in these statutes and highlights inbuilt weaknesses. Given the socio-economic conditions prevailing in Ethiopia and th