Ethiopia

The Criminal Code of the Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia

PART I

GENERAL PART

BOOK I

CRIMES AND CRIMINALS

TITLE III

CONDITIONS OF LIABILITY TO PUNISHMENT IN RESPECT OF

CRIMES

CHAPTER I

CRIMINAL RESPONSIBILITY

Section I.- Ordinary Responsibility

49.- Partial Responsibility.

(1) He who owing to one of the causes specified under Article 48 sub-article (2) above, or a derangement or an abnormal or deficient condition or any other similar biological cause was, at the time of his act, partially incapable of understanding the nature or consequences thereof or regulating his conduct according to such understanding shall be partially liable to the punishment specified for the crime committed. The court shall determine the sentence in accordance with Article 180.

(2) In addition to a penalty the Court may order such appropriate measures of treatment, correction or protection as are provided by law (Arts. 129-13 1) .

Keywords

Incapacity - national proceedings
Insanity - national proceedings
Mental disease or defect - national proceedings



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