Legal research and literature in Ethiopia

1. Introduction Even though traditional instruction in law of Fetha Negast, Law of the Kings, has been taught in Ethiopian Church Schools as early as the 17th century, one can say that formal legal education in general and legal research in particular commenced after the decision to codify the laws of the country was made in the early 1950’s. The founding of a full-fledged faculty of law in 1963 brought to the forefront the challenges of legal research and gave an impetus to it. From its ince..