THE CONSTITUTION OF ERITREA Ratified by the Constituent Assembly, On May 23, 1997 Preamble………………………………………………………………………….521 Chapter I: General Provisions……………………………………….522 Chapter II: National Objectives And Directive Principles….524 Chapter III: Fundamental Rights, Freedoms And Duties…….527 Chapter IV: The National Assembly………………………………..533 Chapter V: The Executive……………………………………………..537 Chapter VI: The Administration Of Justice……………………….541 Chapter VII: Miscellaneous Provisions……………………………..543 PREAMBLE We the people …
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WHY ERITREA NEED CONSTITUTION
What is Constitution? Constitutional law is a body of law which defines the role, powers, and structure of different entities within the country, namely, the executive, the parliament or legislature, and the judiciary; as well as the basic rights of citizens and, in federal countries such as the United States and Canada, the relationship between …
ETHIOPIAN NAVAL BASE? WHERE?
Recently, the world have witnessed unforeseen new peace development on the horn of Africa. While this is good for economic, social, and cultural development for the region, but it also gave to the birth of the plan by Ethiopia to build naval base “adjacent to the Red Sea.” So, says General Berhanu Jula, Deputy Chief …
ERITREAN-ETHIOPIAN BOUNDARIES SHOULD, AND MUST BE DEMARCATED !!
The position of Eritrea prior to the 1880s, large parts of it had been subject to Ottoman and Egyptian authority. During that decade, Italy began to assert a colonial presence in the region, first at the Red Sea port of Assab and in 1885 at Massawa. Subsequent Italian attempts to expand its control inland were …
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THE HISTORY OF AFRICAN BOUNDARY
WHY AFRICAN BOARDERS IS A MESS First, it is worth mentioning that only a third of its 83,000km of land borders is properly demarcated. The African Union (AU) is helping states to tidy up the situation, but it has repeatedly pushed back the deadline for finishing the job. It was meant to be done in …
WHAT IS A FEDRAL REPUBLIC GOVERNMENT
A federation (also known as a federal state) is a pollical entity characterized by a union of partially self-governing provinces, state, or other regions under a central federal government (federalism)). In a federation, the self-governing status of the component states, as well as the division of power between them and the central government, is typically …
WHAT IS NATIONALITY AND CITIZENSHIP ?
NATIONALITY National identity is a person’s identity or sense of belonging to one state or to one nationality. It is the sense of a nation as a cohesive whole, as represented by distinctive traditions, culture, language and politics. National identity may refer to the subjective feeling one shares with a group of people about a …
WHAT IS DEMOCRACY?
The word democracy has been the mantra of almost all of the people in power around the world. The amazing aspect is that the people who play their games under the umbrella of democracy do not even know what democracy is. Here in this paper, I will try to explain democracy succinctly in the most …
The History of the Eritrean Flag
It is not a secret that many Eritreans have given all sort of meaning to flag, specially to Eritrean flag. I supposed this understanding seems to stem from not having of full knowledge of what flag is and what it stands for. This article is intended to provide a precise meaning, objective and purpose …
Eritrean deligation arrives Addis Ababa
Earlier this month, Ethiopia’s new Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed said Addis Ababa would fully accept and implement the terms of a peace agreement between the countries. “We are fully committed to reconcile with our Eritrean brothers and sisters and extend an invitation to the Eritrean government to start dialogue and establish rapport,” Abiy told parliament …