Browsing Faculty of Law by Author "Fessha, Yonatan Tesfaye"
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Controlling public health emergencies in federal systems
Ayele, Zemelak Ayitenew; Fessha, Yonatan Tesfaye (Routledge, 2021)It was merely a day after the World Health Organization (WHO) declared the coronavirus disease (Covid-19) a global pandemic that Ethiopia recorded its first case of infection. On 12 March 2020, a week after entering the ... -
Defining local government powers and functions
Steytler, Nico; Fessha, Yonatan Tesfaye (Sabinet, 2007)The functional areas of provincial and local government competency are listed in Schedules 4 and 5 of the Constitution, with those appearing in part A of each schedule confined to provincial government and those in part B ... -
Ethnic federalism and internal minorities: the legal protection of internal minorities in Ethiopia
Fessha, Yonatan Tesfaye; Van der Beken, Christophe (Edinburgh University Press, 2013)Not a single federal arrangement has been successful in demarcating the territorial matrix of the federation into separate ethnically defined territorial units. The decade-old federal experiment in Ethiopia is no exception ... -
Federalism, territorial autonomy and the management of ethnic diversity in Africa: reading the balance sheet
Fessha, Yonatan Tesfaye (Centre International de Formation Européenne, 2012)The history of federalism in Africa is a history of ambivalence. In the run up to independence, federalism was an idea that galvanized several political movements that, following the retreat of colonial powers, emerged to ... -
Female genital mutilation as a human rights issue: examining the effectiveness of the law against female genital mutilation in Tanzania
Yusuf, Camilla; Fessha, Yonatan Tesfaye (Juta Law, 2013)In many African states, female genital mutilation (FGM) is a deeply-entrenched cultural practice. Tanzania is no exception. FGM persists despite the fact that the country has ratified a number of international and regional ... -
In the name of diversity: The disenfranchisement of citizens in an African Federation
Fessha, Yonatan Tesfaye (Brill, 2021)The empowerment of ethnic communities is the cornerstone of the constitutional arrangement of the Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia. The Constitution organises the state along ethnic lines by using ethnicity as ... -
A tale of two federations: Comparing language rights in South Africa and Ethiopia
Fessha, Yonatan Tesfaye (Pretoria University Law Press (PULP), 2009)The success of a federal arrangement in accommodating ethnic diversity cannot be measured solely on the basis of its language rights regime. However, it is generally agreed that a well-designed language rights regime goes ...