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2 Int'l J. Advanced Legal Stud. & Governance 1 (2011)

handle is hein.journals/ijalsg2 and id is 1 raw text is: THE LAW AND PRACTICE OF ADMINISTRATIVE COURTS IN ETHIOPIA: THE CASE OF ADDIS ABABA CITY ADMINISTRATIVE TRIBUNAL Abate Ayana External Relations, Strategic Planning and Partnership Office Addis Ababa University, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia ABSTRACT Addis Ababa city administration established an administrative tribunal based on proclamation No. 6/2008. Thus, the city administrative tribunal would revise administrative measures taken by the concerned city offices. In other words, it hears and decides on appeals which are brought to it by the civil servants. The study which adopted the survey research design mainly through personal interview with court administrators revealed that the city administrative tribunal has performed its function in proper manner and base on the laws. Besides, it is observed that in rendering decision the tribunal carefully followed the laid down procedures. Speedy trial was also one quality of the administrative tribunal. It was therefore concluded that the administrative tribunal operated in a legal and procedural sound manner. Nevertheless, for enhanced productivity, professional trainings for the staff of Addis Ababa City Administrative Tribunal in particular and Administrative Courts in Ethiopia in general should be taken seriously. Keywords: Administrative tribunal, law, Addis Ababa, proclamation INTRODUCTION Administrative law is a branch of public law which focuses on or governs the exercise of power and duties of public authorities in relation to their civil servants. In every legal system, there are courts which are established for the purpose of ensuring the application of the law. To achieve these objectives, courts apply both procedural and substantive laws and based on these they handle the legal disputes in a fair and ordinary way. Ethiopia also is not an exemption to this situation. In Ethiopian legal system, there are both substantive and procedural laws with the aim to ensure that rights, privileges and duties are properly enforced. In principle, judicial powers are given to ordinary courts in Ethiopia. But, there are also institutions which are legally empowered with judicial function. Civil service Administrative Tribunal is one among them. Administrative Tribunals are established to revise an administrative decision which is rendered by the government institution regarding civil servants. It would check the rightness of the administrative measures by entertaining a dispute between the concerned government offices and the civil servant. The Addis Ababa City Administration Tribunal was established based on the city Government of Addis Ababa Civil Servants1 Proclamation No.6/2008. Accordingly, the city administrative tribunal would revise administrative measures taken by the city organ and which are submitted to it in the form of appeal by the civil servants. International Journal of Advanced Legal Studies and Governance, Vol.2, No. 1, April 2011 1

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