02.11. - 5 - Speech of The Day - ADDRESSING JUDGES ON JUSTICE AND THE LAW

ADDRESSING JUDGES ON JUSTICE

AND THE LAW

….. As the young men who have received advanced training in law return from abroad in ever-increasing numbers, and as modern legal codes come into force in Ethiopia, we must act to reform and modernize Ethiopia’s judiciary. This particular responsibility has been confided to the Judicial Committee. It is labouring to improve Ethiopia’s judicial system so that speedy and impartial justice will be guaranteed to all. All men stand equal before the law. All men must be able to enforce their legal rights before the courts. The Judicial Committee is seeking to achieve these objectives, and to create a system whereby judges will be appointed from among those best qualified, and the principle of the independence of the judiciary, already established in the Revised Constitution, will be fully implemented in practice …..

                                                                                                                                                               Nov. 2, 1961.