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II. CITATION GUIDE
Ethiopia does not have a formal citation standard. Since 1965, the Journal of Ethiopian Law has
been the most consistent source of Ethiopian legal scholarship, although copies before 1994 are
difficult to obtain. The following citation guide is based on the usages prevalent in this journal
as of 1994.
1.0 Constitution
Information on the citation of Ethiopia’s Constitution was not obtained.
2.0 Legislation
Cite legislation by title of the Code, article and subdivision (if any) referenced, title of the
publication in which the Code is found, and volume [year, volume number]:
The Maritime Code of Ethiopia of 1960. Article 209, Proclamation No. 164, Negarit
Gazetta (extra-ordinary), Year 19, No. 1.
The Negarit Gazetta is the official legislative, executive, and administrative law reporter in
Ethiopia. It is published in Amharic and English, although not on a regular or periodic basis.
Proclamations, Orders, and Legal Notices appear in the Negarit Gazetta under their generic name,
number and year of publication. Laws are published in the Negarit Gazetta in short
chronological order. There is no index in the individual issue or in the bound volumes for each
year. Nor is there a cumulative index of all the bound volumes.
3.0 Jurisprudence
Information on citation of judicial authorities is not available. As a civil law country, however,
Codes continue to be the primary sources of law in Ethiopia.
4.0 Books
Cite books by name of author(s) [first name, family name], title (underlined), publisher, place of
publication, year of publication, and page referenced:
Rene David, Arbitration in International Trade, Kluwer Deventher, Netherlands, 1985, p.
188.