Legal Pluralism in Ethiopia: Actors, Challenges and Solutions

Abstract: Being a home to more than 80 ethnic groups, Ethiopia has to balance normative diversity with efforts to implement state law across its territory. This volume explores the co-existence of state, customary, and religious legal forums from the perspective of legal practitioners and local justice seekers. It shows how the various stakeholders' use of negotiation, and their strategic application of law can lead to unwanted confusion, but also to sustainable conflict resolution, innovative new procedures and hybrid norms. The book thus generates important knowledge on the conditions necessary for stimulating a cooperative co-existence of different legal systems

Object Details

• Location: Deutsche Nationalbibliothek Frankfurt am Main
• ISBN: 9783839450215
• Extent: Online-Ressource, 413 S.
• Language: Englisch
• Notes: Veröffentlichungsversion ; begutachtet

Classification and Topics

• Keyword: Rechtspluralismus ; Äthiopien

Contributors, Places and Time

• Event: Veröffentlichung
• (where): Mannheim
• (who): SSOAR, GESIS – Leibniz-Institut für Sozialwissenschaften e.V.
• (when): 2020
• Event: Veröffentlichung
• (where): Bielefeld
• (who): transcript Verlag
• (when): 2020
• Contributor: Epple, Susanne ; Getachew Assefa

Further information

• DOI: 10.14361/9783839450215
• URN: urn:nbn:de:0168-ssoar-72859-3
• Rights: Open Access; Der Zugriff auf das Objekt ist unbeschränkt möglich.
• Last update: 15.08.2025, 7:38 AM CEST