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dc.contributor.authorSimachew, Tessema, Habtamu, Simachew-
dc.date.accessioned2021-12-13T07:09:02Z-
dc.date.available2021-12-13T07:09:02Z-
dc.date.issued2019-09-
dc.identifier.urihttp://dx.doi.org/10.4314/mlr.v13i1.4-
dc.description.abstractThe Ethiopian Federation which was created by the 1995 Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia (FDRE) Constitution had nine member states and one city administration. Apart from the creation of Dire Dawa as a city administration, no new state has been introduced in the Ethiopian federation since the adoption of the Constitution. However, several ethnic-based Zonal administrations in the country‟s Southern Nations, Nationalities and Peoples (SNNP) region are now demanding to form their own regional states. Apparently, the demands are justified under Article 47(2) of the 1995 Ethiopian constitution which follows a purely ethnic-centered approach by giving “each nation, nationality and people” living in the nine States of the federation “the right to establish their own States at any time.” However, since this right has so far never been exercised in practice, the new demands are creating anxiety in some quarters and drawing a growing attention to the constitutional procedure for the creation of new states. This article aims to critically examine the relevant constitutional provisions dealing with the issue of creation of new states. Drawing insights from some other federations, we argue that the ethnic-centered approach taken under the FDRE Constitution for the creation of new states overlooks several important issues such as economic viability, administrative efficiency, equity, sustainable peace, and resilience of the federal system.en_US
dc.language.isoen_USen_US
dc.publisherSt.Mary's Universityen_US
dc.subjectCreation of new states · Ethnic federalism · Self-determination · Nation, Nationality or People (NNP)en_US
dc.titleVol. 13 No.1:The Procedure for the Creation of New Regional States under the FDRE Constitution: Some Overlooked Issuesen_US
dc.typeArticleen_US
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