Fundamental law of the Ethiopian Empire from 1931 to 1955
1931 Constitution of Ethiopia
Front page of the constitution
Overview
Jurisdiction
Ethiopian Empire
Date effective
16 July 1931; 92 years ago (1931-07-16)
System
Unitary parliamentary constitutional monarchy
Executive
Imperial Parliament
Author(s)
Tekle Hawariat Tekle Mariyam
Gedamu Woldegiorgis
The 1931 Constitution of Ethiopia was the first modern constitution of the Ethiopian Empire, intended to officially replace the Fetha Nagast, which had been the supreme law since the Middle Ages. It was promulgated in "an impressive ceremony" held 16 July 1931 in the presence of Emperor Haile Selassie, who had long desired to proclaim one for his country.[1] In the preface to his translation of this constitution into English, William Stern writes, "this was the first instance in history where an absolute ruler had sought voluntarily to share sovereign power with the subjects of his realm."[2] This statement, however, is not completely accurate, as the adoption of a constitution was somewhat pressed by international opinion.[3]
In virtue of this constitution, Ethiopia, one of the last absolute monarchies still existing, began the process of constitutionalization of imperial institutions, grounding the Emperor's authority on more solid basis, but also allowing some initial forms of limitation and participation; this evolutive process would continue after World War II with a new constitution.
^Harold G. Marcus, Haile Sellassie I: The Formative Years (Lawrenceville: Red Sea Press, 1996), pp. 116f
^Stern, The Ethiopian Constitution (Washington: Ethiopian Research Council, 1936). Besides Stern's pamphlet, an English translation of this document can be found in Margary Perham, The Government of Ethiopia, second edition (London: Faber and Faber, 1969), pp. 423–432
^ This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain. John W. Turner (1991). Thomas P. Ofcansky and LaVerle Berry (ed.). Ethiopia: A Country Study. Federal Research Division. Administrative Change and the 1955 Constitution.
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This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain. John W. Turner (1991). Thomas P. Ofcansky and LaVerle Berry (ed.). Ethiopia: A Country Study. Federal Research Division. Administrative Change and the 1955 Constitution.
