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CONTENTS
Proclamation No. 798/2013
Council of Constitutional Inquiry Proclamation .......................••.••..........••.••••... Pa e 7081
PROCLAMATION No. 798/2013
A PROCLAMATION TO RE-ENACT FOR THE STRENGTHENING AND SPECIFYING THE POWERS
AND DUTIES OF iHE COUNCIL OF CONSTITUTIONAL INQUIRY OF THE FEDERAL
DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OF ETHIOPIA
WHEREAS, it is believed that the full-fledged implementation of the Constitution of the Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia, the supreme law of the land, is a guarantee to the continuation \ofthe ongoing democratic system, development and
peace;
WHEREAS, the Council of Constitutional Inquiry is established by virtue of Article 82 of the Constitution of the Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia to conduct constitutional ·inquiries and present its findings to the House of the Federation which is empowered to interpret the Constitution;
WHEREAS, the Council is empowered to
investigate constitutional disputes as per Article 84 of the Constitution which necessitates to have better practice and structure to respond to issues rehited to the interpretation ofthe Constitution efficiently;
WHEREAS, the Council needs to have its own supporting office so that it can discharge its duties efficiently while maintaining its constitutional
independence;
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proclaimed as follows:
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t. Short Title
. PART ONE
GENERAL
This Proclamation may be cited as the "Council
of Constitutional Inquiry Proclamation
No.798/20 13".
2. Definition
Unless the context otherwise requires, in th is
Proclamation:
1/ "Constitution" means the Constitution of
the Federal Democratic Republic of
Ethiopia; 2/ "House of the Federation" mean"s the
House of the Federation establi shed under
Article 53 of the Constitution ;
3/ "House of Peoples' Representatives" means the House of Peoples ' Representatives established under Art icle 53 of the Constitution;
4/ "Council" means the Council of
Constitutional Inquiry establi shed under
Article 82( I) of the Constitution;
5/ "state" means regional states referred to
under Article 4 7( 1) of the Constitution and
includes the Addis Ababa and Dire Dawa
city administrations;
6/ "government organ" means the
legislative, executive and judic iary organs
of the federal government or states;
7/ 'Sub-Inquiry Committee" means a
committee composed of at least three
members of the Counci l;
8/ "Office" means the Office of the Council;
9/ "person" means natural or juridical
person;
10/ "final decision" means a decision that has
been exhausted and against which no
appeal lies;
11/ any expression in the masculine gender
includes the feminine.
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PART TWO
INTERPRETATION OF THE CONSTITUTION
3. Principle
11 When the unconstitutional ity of any law or customary practice or decision of government organ or decision of government offici al is submitted in writing to the Council, it shall consider the matter. Should the Counc il , upon consideration of the matter, find it necessary to interprete the Constitution, it shall submit its recommendation thereon to the House of the Federation.
21 Issue of constitutional interpretation to be
submitted to the Council in accordance
with sub-art icle (1 ) of this Article shall:
a) if it is justiciable matter of court, when
it has been brought to, and heard by,
the court having jurisdiction;
b) if it IS justiciable matter of
administrative organ, when a final
decision has been rendered by the
competent executive organ with due
hierarchy to consider it;
c) constitutional interpretation on any
unjusticiable matter may be submitted
to the Council by one-third or more
members of the federal or state
councils or by federal or state
executive organs.
4. Persons Competent to Submit Constitutional Interpretat ion on Issues Before Courts of Law
11 When constituti onal interpretation on
issues before courts of law arise, the court or the interested party may submit the issue
to the Council.
21 Without prejudice to the general ity of sub
article ( I) of th is Article, the interested
party shall, before subm itti ng the issue to the Counci l, requi re the court that has
being see the case to refer the issue of constitutional interpretation to the Council.
31 The court being see the case shall refer the
issue of con titutional interpretation to the
Council when it believes that the
interpretation of the constitution is necessary to decide the case.
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41 The court being see the case shall limit
with the issue necessary for constitutional
interpretation in referring to the Council.
51 Where the court rejects the request, the
interested party shal l submit his case to the
Council within 90 days from the date he
knows such decision of the court.
61 The interested party in submitting his case
to the Council shall limit with the issue
necessary for constitutional interpretation.
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II Any person who alleges that his fundamental right and freedom provided under the Constitution have been violated due to the final decision rendered by government organ or official may submit his case to the Council for constitutional interpretation.
21 Issue of constitutional interpretation may
be submitted to the Council in accordance
with sub-article (I) of this Article, when a
fi nal decision has been rendered by
government organ having competency to
decide on the claim for violation of right
with due hierarchy to consider it.
31 Where any law issued by federal
government or state legislative organs is
contested as being unconstitutional, the
concerned court or interested party may
submit the case to the Council.
6. Pending of Cases
Until the Council decides after considering the matter on constitutional interpretation referred to it by court or submitted to it by interested party it may order the case to be pending at the court.
7. Application Procedure for Constit utional Interpretation
II The application procedure for
constitutional interpretation to be
submitted to the Council shall be pursuant
to the directive to be issued in accordance
with this Proclamation.
21 Application for
interpretation may be
representation.
consti tutional
submitted by
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The Chairperson of the Council shall first forward the cases submitted for constitutional interpretation to members of the Sub-Inquiry Committee qr experts of the Office for the preparation of professional opinion.
9, Gathering Professional Opinions
I I The Council may, before it gives decision
or submits its recommendation to the
House of the Federation on cases submitted to it for constitutional interpretation, call upon pertinent institutions or professionals,
to appear before it and give opinions.
21 When it deems necessary for investigating constitutional cases, the Counci I may require the presentation of any eyidence or professional and examine same.
3/ Any person requested by the Council to produce evidence shall have the obI igation
to give same immediately.
10. Order of Cases and Manner of Deliberation
1/ Unless the Chairperson of the Council decides for the prior examination of cases
due to the existence of special circumstance, cases submitted to the Council shall be examined · according to
their order of precedence.
21 The procedure of deliberation and making decision or submitting recommendation shall be determined by directive to be
issued by the Council. 31 Unless there has been a good cause, a case
before the Council may not be postponed
for repeated appointments.
4/ The Council may hear cases in a public
transparent manner according to Article 12( 1) of the Constitution. The particulars shall be determined by directive to be
issued by the Council.
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2/ The decision or recommendation of the
Council shall be passed by a maj ority vote .
3/ In case of a t ie, the Chai rperson shall have
a casting vote.
4/ The decision or recommendation of the . Council shall include the full names of the members of the Council presented at the meeting, the applicants or their representatives and persons who give opinion as well as details of the case, opinions and other particulars determined by directive to be issued by the Council.
5/ Decisions or recommendations of the
Council shall be signed by members of the
Council presented at the meeting.
12. Decision a nd Recommendation
II The Council, after exam ining the
application for constitutional interpretation,
shall:
a) reject the application and notify same
in writing to the applicant if it finds
there is no need for constitutional
interpretation;
b) submit its recommendation to the
House of the Federation together with
related information and documents if it
believes there IS a need for
constitutional interpretation.
2/ The decision or recommendation of the
Council shall clearly show the detailed
description of the case, the reason it
bel ieves there is a need or no need for .
constitutional interpretation and its
conclusion.
3/ The time limit within which the Council
notifies its decision to the applicant in
accordance with sub-article ( I )(a) of this
Article or submits its iecommenaation to
the House of the Federation in accordance
with sub-article ( 1 )(b) of this' Article shall
be detennined by d irective to be issued by
the Counci I.
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13. Writen Decision to be Given to the Interested Party
The interested party dissatisfied with the decision of the Council may req uire such decision given to him in writing., and the Head of the Office shall cause same to be given. The authenticity of such wri tten decision shall be approved hy the appropriate official of the Office.
14. Service Fee
Any case of constitutional interpretation submitted to the Council shall be free of service fee .
PART THREE STRUCTURE OF THE COUNCI L
CHAPTER ONE STRUCTURE, POWERS AND DUTIES OF
THE COUNCI L
15. Structure of the Council The Council shall have the following eleven members:
a) the President of the Federal Supreme Court..
...................... ...... ......... Chairperson;
b) the Vice President of the Federal Supreme
Court ...... ....... . ..... Deputy Chairperson;
c) six legal experts, appointed by the
President of the Republic on
recommendation by the House of Peoples'
Representatives, who shall have proven
professional competency and high moral
standing ......... . , .................... members;
d) three persons designated by the House of the Federation from among its members ... .... . .... . . ... . ..... . ......... .. ... members.
16. Powers and Duties of the Council
The Council shall have the powers and duties to: 1/ investigate constitutional Issues In
accordance with Article 84( 1) of the
Constitution and should it, upon
considerat ion of the matter, find it
necessary to interpret the Constitution, it
shall submit its recommendation of
const itutional interpretat ion to the House "
of the Federation: and when it finds that
the matter does not need constitutional
interpretation, it shall make a decision to
that effect ,
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2/ approve the organizational structure and working procedure of the Office submitted
by the Head of the Office, and follow up
the implementation of same;
3/ prepare' its budget and submit to the House
of Peoples' Representatives, and
implement same upon approval;
41 appoint and administer the Head and other officers of the Office;
5/ submit its own and that of the Offi ce
annual performance and financial activ ities reports to the House of the Federation;
'6/ prepare its rules of procedure and submit to
the House of the Federation, and
im plement same upon approval;
7/ enter into contract, sue and be sued in its own name, own property or possess
property in other way;
8/ perform other activities assigned to it by
the House of the Federation in relation to
constitutional interpretation.
17. Term of Office of Members of the Council
11 The term of office of the Chairperson and
Deputy Chairperson of the Counci I shall be the same as the term of their presidency
and vice-presidency, respectively, at the
Federal Supreme Court.
21 The term of office of members of the
Counci l designated by the House of the
Federation shall be the same as the term of
mandate of the House of the Federation.
31 The term of office of members of the
Council appointed by the President of the
Republic shall be six years.
4/ Notwithstanding the provision of sub
article (2) and (3) of this Article, members
of the Council designated by the House of
the Federation and those appointed by .the
President of the Republic may be re
elected.
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21 Notwithstanding the provision of subarticle (1) of this Article, members of the Council designated to serve in Sub-Inquiry Committee may oot be entitled to per,-diem and transport allowances for their attendance at meetings of the Council and for the service they rendered in their capacity as members of the Council other than as member of the Sub-Inquiry Committee.
19. Removal of Members of the Council
1/ The Chairperson and Deputy Chairperson
of the Council may not be removed from
their position unless they are remov d from
presidency and vice-presidency of the
Federal Supreme Court, respectively.
21 With the exception of the Chairperson and
Deputy Chairperson of the C unci l, any
member of the Council may be removed
from membership by the designating or
appointing organ before the end of his
term. 3/ Any member of the Council, other than the
Chairperson and Deputy Chairperson, may
be removerl from membership due to the
following grounds;
a) when the member submits tender of
resignation to the organ designated or
appointed him;
b) when the mem ber is proven to have
committed disciplinary offence or the
member significantly lacks work
competence and efficiency as
confirmed by the Council and the
organ designated or appointed him
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20. Powers and Duties of the Chairperson of the Council
li The Chairperson of the Council shall have
the powers and duties to direct the Council,
coordinate the activities of members and
take appropriate measures to enable the
activities of the Council effective and
expeditious.
21 Without prejudice to the generality of the provision of sub-article ( I) of this Article, the Chairperson of the Counci l:
a) shall call and chair meetings of the
Counci l in accordance with the directive of the Council ;
b) shall ensure cases submitted, directly
or through Sub-Inquiry Committee, to
the Counci l are properly reached to
members;
c) may cause the preparation and presentation of opinion or draft
recommendation, as appropriate, from
among members of the Council on m'atters submitted by Sub-Inquiry
Committee; d) shall respect and ensure the
observance of directives and rules of
procedure of the Council; e) shall submit for approval by the
Counci l the organizational structure
and salary scale of the Office;
f) shall propose for approval by the
Council the benefits of members of the Council and employees of the Office;
g) shall nominate, for appointment by the
Council , the Head of the Office;
h) shall appoint di rectors of the Office
whose number determined as
appropriate; i) shall request the concerned organ for
appointment or designation of member
in accordance with this Proclamation
.in cases when membership of the
Council is vacant due to removal of
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j) shall direct and supervise the Office;
k) shall cause the decisions of the
Council to be communicated to the
concerned organs;
I) shall submit the annual performance
report of the Council to the House of
the Federation.
21. Powers and Duties of the Deputy Chair~rson of the Council 11 The Deputy Chairperson of the Council
shall act on behalf of the Chairperson in
the absence of the latter.
2/ The Deputy Chairperson of the Council shall carry out other responsibilities specifically entrusted to him by the
Chairperson or the Council.
3/ In the absence of both the Chairperson and Deputy Chairperson of the Council , the
Speaker of the House of the Federation shall assign the acting leader from among
the members ofthe Council.
22. Duties and Responsibilities of Members of the Council Every member of the Council shall: 1/ attend all meetings convened by the
Council unless prevented by good cause;
2/ in form the Chairperson of the Council in
advance when unable to attend meeting of
the Counci l due to good cause;
3/ participate in meeting of the Council with
adequate preparation on the proposed agenda and exert the necessary effort to discharge his responsibilities;
4/ in obeying and ensuri ng the abservance of the Constitution, discharge his respon ibilities In neutral and free conscience;
5/ maintain and cause the maintenance of the
reputation and honor of the Council;
6/ comply with the directive and rules of
procedures of the Council.
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II The Council shall hold regular meeting on . monthly basis.
21 The Chairperson of the Council may call
meeting of the Counci l within shorter period than provided under sub-article (I) of this Article as necessary.
31 Meetings of the Council shall be held in Addis Ababa; and as necessary it may be held in selected state.
24. Establishment of Sub-Inguiry Committee
I I Sub Inquiry Committee referred to as the Committee") is hereby accountable to the Council.
(hereinafter "Sub-Inquiry
established
21 The Sub-Inquiry Committee shall compose at least three members including its chairperson who are assigned by the Council from among its permanent ~erving members.
25. Duties and Responsibili ties of the SubInguiry Committee The Sub-Inquiry Committee shall have the duty and responsibility to:
II organize, as directed by the Council , cases of constitutional interpretation in a manner suitable for decision making;
21 without prejudice to the generality of subarticle (I) of this Article, identify cases that need or not need constitutional interpretation, facts relevant for decision making, relevant laws, decisions and, to the extent necessary, relevant experiences and submit same to the Council along with study based clarification.
26. Working Condition and Remuneration of Members of the Sub-Inguiry Committee
I I The working condition of members of the Sub-Inquiry Committee shall be detennined by agreement to be entered in to by the Council and their employer based on joint employment principle if they are employee or appointee.
21 Members of the Council assigned to serve pennanently in the Sub-Inquiry Committee shall be entitled to remuneration and benefits allocated for the assigned work
position.
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27. Establishment of the Office 1/ Offic,e of the Council of Constitutional
Inquiry (hereinafter referred to as the "Office") is hereby established.
2/ The Office shall have: a) a Head appointed by the Council
based on the nomination by the Chairperson of the Council;
b) directors whose number detennined according to the necessity of the work; and
c) the necessary staff.
3/ The Office shall have its head office in Addis Ababa and may have branch offices
in cities of the states as necessary.
28. Powers and Duties of the Office In accordance with the direction of the Chairperson of the Council , the Offi ce shall:
J / provide general administrative services to members of the Council;
2/ provide research and study services to members of the Council;
3/ communicate notice of meeting to members of the Council and distribute
agenda and necessary documents;
4/ arrange translation service where members of the Counci I or parties attending at
meeting of the Council unable to understand the working language of the
Council; 5/ ensure the minutes, decisions and other
documents of the Council and the Office are kept recorded and organized;
6/ prepare journal and other artic.les issued by the Council as well as annual reports, and
ensure the publication and distribution of
same;
7/ issue communique or cause the issuance of
communique from time to time regarding
the work and decisions of the Council through the concerned department;
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8/ ensure interested parties are treated properly;
91 provide public awareness activities or cause the provision of public awareness in
collaboration with the concerned organs regarding the Constitution, constituti onal interpretation and other related subjects by
using various meanses and methods;
10/ provide training to drafters of petit ion of
constitutional interpretati on regarding submission of petition;
I 1/ execute internal and external relations of
the Council; 12/ perform other activities necessary for the
attainment of the objective of the Council.
29, Powers and Duties of the Head of the Office
The Head of the Office shall :
11 plan, direct, organize and control the
activities of the Office;
2/ oversee the execution of the decision of the Council on administrati ve affairs;
3/ prepare the budget of the Council and the
Office and implement same up on
approval ;
4/ exercise the powers and duties of the Office provided under Article 28 of this
Proclamation; 5/ represent the Office in its dealings with
third parties;
6/ employe and administer employees of the
Office in accordance with the federal civil
service laws;
7/ prepare and submit to the Council the organizationl structure and salary scale of
the Office and implement same up on
approval ; 8/ prepare and submit to the Chairperson of
the Council the annual work program of
the Office and implement same up on
approval;
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91 effect expenditure in accoJltlance with the
approved budget and work program of the
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101 prepare and submit to the Chairperson of
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I II perform other activities assigned to him by
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30,Administration of the Office
-1/ Administration regulation of employees of
the Office shall be prepared following the
basic principles of the federal civil service
laws and implemented up on approval by
the Council. 21 The organizational structure and salary
scale of the Offi ce shall be prepared taking into account the economy capacity of the government and implemented upon approval by the Council.
PART FOUR MISCELLAN EOUS PROVISIONS
31. Budget of the Council ] I The budget of the Counci I shall be
allocated by the government.
21 The annual budget of the Counci I shall be
prepared by the Office and submitted to the
House of Peoples' Representatives and
implemented upon approval.
31 The Council shall keep, by means of the
Office, financial documents showing
budget utilization.
41 The books of accounts and financial documents of the Council shall be audited
annually by the Auditor General.
32. Duty to Cooperate Every person shall have the obligation to execute or cause the execution of order issued by the Council.
33. Power to Issue Regulation
The Counci l may issue directives necessary for the implementation ofthis Proclamation.
34. Repealed and Inapplicable Laws
11 The Council of Constitut ional Inquiry
Proclamation No.250/200 I IS hereby
repealed.
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2/ The provision of sub-article (I) and (2) of
Article 4 and the provisions from subarticle (4) to (6) of Article 4 of Proclamation No.556/2008 may not have applicability concerning this Proclamation.
3/ No law or customary practice may, in so f~r as it is inc;onsistent with this Proclamation, have applicability in respect of matters covered under this Proclamation.
35. Rights Emanating fro m Previous Laws
Unless provided otherwise, legal conditions resulting from previous laws before the coming in to force of this Proclamation shall remain effective notwithstanding the requirements under this Proclamation, are different from the previous ones.
36. Effective Date ~ ., This Proclamation shall enter into force upon
the' date of publication in the Federal Negarit Gazette.
tI Done at Addis Ababa, this 30th day of August, 2013.
GIRMA WOLDEGIORGIS ~
PRESIDENTUF THE FEDERAL
DEMOCRAT, C REPUBLIC OF ETHIOPIA
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