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CHAPTER 5
Justice Sector Corruption
in Ethiopia
Linn A. Hammergren
Introduction
This study explores the incidence of corruption in Ethiopia’s justice
sector (including not only the courts but also several other organizations).
Within the institutions covered here—or, indeed, within the sector more
broadly defined—corruption usually has a far lower monetary value than
it does in other sectors. Moreover, except in extreme cases, corrupt practice
directly threatens public well-being less often. Nonetheless, corruption
in the justice sector is important because it undermines the peaceful
resolution of conflicts, the control of corruption in other sectors, the
strengthening of the normative framework underlying private and public
actions (the rule of law), and the creation of a predictable environment
for public and private transactions.
The World Bank and the government of Ethiopia agreed to include
justice in the overall exercise presented in this book to better understand
Although this chapter results from studies completed by January 2010, the process of
checking, reviewing, and securing agreement for publication was finally brought to conclusion
only in late 2011. The chapter is therefore put forward with the caveat that while it
reflects the situation at the time of the study, some details will have understandably
changed.
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