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Jurisdemocracy: An approach to constitutionalism in the postcolony
International Journal of Constitutional Law
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Journal Articles
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Constitucionalismo Global E Diversidade Cultural: O Surgimento Do Constitucionalismo Jurisgenerativo Na África
Revista Direitos Fundamentais & Democracia · 30 (2) · 4–48
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The Identity of the Constitutional Subject and the Construction of Constitutional Identity: Lessons from Africa
Comparative Constitutional Studies · Vol. 1(1) · 29–50
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Global Constitutionalism and Cultural Diversity: The Emergence of Jurisgenerative Constitutionalism in Africa
Global Constitutionalism · Vol. 10(1) · 40–71
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Federal Theory and Federalism in Africa
Verfassung und Recht in Übersee / World Comparative Law · Vol. 53(2) · 95–115
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Citizenship and Human Rights in the Ethiopian Federal Republic
Ethiopian Constitutional and Public Law Series · Vol. 10 · 9–44
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The Janus Face of Legal Pluralism for the Rule of Law Promotion in Sub-Saharan Africa
Canadian Journal of African Studies / Revue canadienne des études africaines · Vol. 53(2) · 337–353
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The Potential Role of Directive Principles of State Policies for Transformative Constitutionalism in Africa
Africa Journal of Comparative Constitutional Law · Vol. 2017(1) · 1–34
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Decoding Legal Pluralism in Africa
Journal of Legal Pluralism and Unofficial Law · Vol. 49(2) · 228–249
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Legal Theory in Africa: Between Legal Centralism and Legal Pluralism
Queen Mary Law Journal · Vol. 8 · 37–47
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Toward Making a Proper Space for the Individual in the Ethiopian Constitution
Human Rights Review · Vol. 18(4) · 439–458
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The Potential of Directive Principles of State Policy for the Judicial Enforcement of Socio-Economic Rights: A Comparative Study of Ethiopia and India
Vienna Journal of International Constitutional Law · Vol. 10(5) · 1–63
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Unsustain the Sustainable: An Evaluation of the Legal and Policy Interventions for Pastoral Development in Ethiopia
Pastoralism: Research, Policy and Practice · Vol. 6(2)
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The Legal Regime of Corruption in Ethiopia: An Assessment from International Law Perspective
Oromia Law Journal · Vol. 4(2) · 73–124
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Women's Rights and Legal Pluralism: A Case Study of the Ethiopian Somali Regional State
Women in Society · Vol. 6(2) · 5–42
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Syncretic Authoritarianism
The Oxford Handbook of Law and Authoritarianism
Cora Chan, Madhav Khosla, Ben Liebman, and Mark Tushnet (eds). Oxford University Press.
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Syncretic Constitutionalism
Edward Elgar Research Handbook on Constitutionalism and Legal Theory
Jaclyn Neo and Yaniv Roznai (eds). Edward Elgar Publishing.
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The Four Faces of Ethiopian Federalism
Research Handbook on Comparative Federalism
Erika Arban (ed). Edward Elgar.
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Towards a Constitution of Peace in Ethiopia: Issues of Process and Substance
Ethiopia at Constitutional Crossroads: In Search of a Fair and Durable Settlement
Adeno Addis, Adem Abebe, Kebadu Mekonnen, Abdulatif Idris (eds). Tsehai Publishers.
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Judicial Review and Presidential Elections in Africa
Judicial Review and Electoral Law in a Global Perspective
Christina Fasone, Edmondo Mostacci and Graziella Romeo (eds). Hart Publishing.
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Law and Development (with Markus Böckenförde)
The Oxford Handbook of Law and Anthropology
Marie-Claire Foblets, Mark Goodale, Maria Sapignoli and Olaf Zenker (eds). Oxford University Press.
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Ethiopia: Legal Response to Covid-19 (with ZA Ayele, YT Fessha and B Dessalegn)
The Oxford Compendium of National Legal Responses to Covid-19
Jeff King et al (eds). Oxford University Press.
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The Right to Peaceful Assembly
Rule of Law Handbook for Civil Society Organizations
Konrad-Adenauer-Stiftung Ltd, Myanmar.
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Book Review
Semahagn Gashu Abebe. 2014. The Last Post-Cold War Socialist Federation: Ethnicity, Ideology and Democracy in Ethiopia. London: Routledge.
African Studies Quarterly · Vol. 17(4) · 115–116
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