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Some Aspects Of Ethiopian Arrest Law: The Eclectic Approach To Codification, Stanley Z. Fisher
Some Aspects Of Ethiopian Arrest Law: The Eclectic Approach To Codification, Stanley Z. Fisher
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The Criminal Procedure Code of 1961 is one of Ethiopia's most recent codes, and one of the least "developed" in terms of published commentary and reported cases. In contrast to the "introduced" and "explained" Penal and Civil Codes, the Criminal Procedure Code has apparently been disowned by its drafters, none of whom have written a word of commentary on it. Its origins remain obscure, and at first glance it is difficult to see which, if any, "system" was its inspiration. In fact, it seems, the Code has roots in no single system, nor even in any single "family" of systems. …