AWARDS LAW
CERTIFICATES
We are indeed pleased to congratulate this class
who have today received Certificates in law from the University – and to the
teachers who have made your accomplishment possible by planning, organizing and
carrying out this pioneer project. You may rightly take great pride in your
accomplishment, just as We do.
The administration of justice, in a modern state,
demands well trained qualified persons at every level. The introduction of the
codes and the revised Constitution of Ethiopia, as well as other legislation
continuously coming from Parliament and the Government, has dramatically
changed Ethiopia’s legal system. The law of the Empire is now modern, complex
and scientific in the sense that it has been prepared by experts after careful
study. The administration of the law of the Empire increasingly demands highly
trained persons.
In a real sense the development of the nation
depends upon the development of our legal institutions.
The proper administration of justice requires a
research for truth; therefore, the judicial function requires highly selected
men. Judges shall be chosen from among those who studied law, and who sacrifice
their personal interests to their duties.
An advocate who discharges his duty honestly is a
judge. So the need for persons trained in law is obvious.
Thus We are pleased to learn that others are
following hard upon the footsteps of this class. We are pleased to know that
soon the number of Ethiopian lawyers holding a university degree in law will be
virtually doubled.
We are especially pleased to see that so many
judges and other civil servants and advocates are taking time to continue their
education even as they continue to perform their regular daily duties.
Education is an ongoing task. The obligation to
improve oneself does not cease simply because one has a regular job. This is
certainly true for those who work in the administration of law and in legal
counseling. We would urge that these persons must do all they can to improve,
continuously, their professional capacities through further study.
Members of this graduating class: by sacrificing
your time you have advanced yourselves and the nation.
We are confident that the qualification you have earned today will be
recognized within the legal profession. We believe it should. We believe, too,
that the professional attainment to be achieved by other students now studying
law in other programs of the Law School must be recognized.
Ethiopia
needs a modern legal profession just as she needs the modern legal system she
is building. The one cannot exist without the other.
You – all of you who are taking University
training in law – are helping the task of building a profession.
We congratulate you. We congratulate this
class; take pride in what you have done by serving with continuing zeal and
loyalty the Law of Our Empire.
Nov.
25, 1964.
Selected Speeches of His
Imperial Majesty Haile Selassie - page 36 –
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