Ethiopia

Constitution of the Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia

Chapter Three Fundamental Rights and Freedoms

Part One Human Rights

Article 28 Crimes Against Humanity

(1) Criminal liability of persons who commit crimes against humanity, so defined by international agreements ratified by Ethiopia and by other laws of Ethiopia, such as genocide, summary executions, forcible disappearances or torture shall not be barred by statute of limitation. Such offences may not be commuted by amnesty or pardon of the legislature or any other state organ.

(2) In the case of persons convicted of any crime stated in sub-article 1 of this article and sentenced with the death penalty, the Head of State may, without prejudice to the provisions here in above, commute the punishment to life imprisonment .

Keywords

Crimes against humanity
Genocide
Amnesty compatibility
Pardon
National penalties - genocide
National penalties - crimes against humanity
National penalties - death sentence
National penalties - life imprisonment
Statute of limitations - national proceedings



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