Book · Brill/Nijhoff · 2021Prosecution of Core Crimes in Ethiopia
Domestic Practice vis-à-vis International Standards.
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Ideas that move between scholarship and practice.
Exploring how legal institutions confront violence, pursue accountability and widen access to justice.
Scholarship
Books & Publications
Selected books, peer-reviewed articles, chapters and policy research. Full bibliographic details are drawn from the 2026 professional CV.
Book · Brill/Nijhoff · 2021Crimes against Humanity and Transitional Justice in Ethiopia, 1935–2020
Co-authored with Thijs Bouwknegt; The Oxford Handbook of Atrocity Crimes.
The Post-Dergue Transitional Justice Process in Ethiopia
In After Dictatorship: A Comparative Review of Transitional Justice Processes.
Punishing Core Crimes in Ethiopia
International Criminal Law Review 19(1), 160–190.
Violence Against and Using the Dead: Ethiopia’s Dergue Cases
Human Remains and Violence 4(1), 76–92.
Beyond Rhetoric: Integrating African Traditional Justice Mechanisms into Transitional Justice Processes
Centre for the Study of Violence and Reconciliation.
Troubled Transitions and Organised Crime in Ethiopia and Tunisia
Co-authored with Matt Herbert; ENACT Africa.
Ethiopia Peace & Justice Survey 2023
Co-authored research published by the Harvard Humanitarian Initiative.
Ethiopia Country Report
Co-authored with Patrick Vinck; Transitional Justice Evaluation Tools.
Finding the Gap? Prosecution of Trafficking in Persons in Ethiopia
Field-based analysis of challenges in prosecuting trafficking in persons, including witness availability and the prosecution of trafficking organisers.
Read policy brief ↗Monitoring Transitional Justice in Ethiopia: The Crucial Role of the African Union
Examines how the African Union can support and monitor Ethiopia’s transitional justice process in line with the African Union Transitional Justice Policy.
Read policy paper ↗From Policy to Practice: Implementing Transitional Justice in Ethiopia with International Standards
Analysis of sequencing, participation, accountability, institutional design and international standards in implementing Ethiopia’s transitional justice policy.
Read full PDF ↗For more publications and current commentary, see the ISS and ENACT author archives below. Selected individual publication links are provided above; further publisher records and permitted PDFs will be added as verified.
Forthcoming publications (expand to view)
Works in preparation or scheduled for publication; bibliographic details will be updated as they become available.
The Annual Interview: Justice for Africa and People of African Descent
African Union Yearbook, 2025 edition. With Dr Dawit Yehuannes. Scheduled for 2026.
Legislative Reference Guide: Integration of TJMs in Transitional Justice (Ethiopia)
Institute for Security Studies (ISS). With Dr Marshet Tadesse and Dr Mamo Hebo. Scheduled for 2026.
Analytical Report on the Integration of TJMs in Transitional Justice (Ethiopia)
Institute for Security Studies (ISS). With Dr Marshet Tadesse and Dr Mamo Hebo. Scheduled for 2026.
Transitional Justice in Africa
An edited volume in preparation. Publisher, editorial team and publication date will be added when confirmed.
Transitional Justice in Ethiopia
Co-edited with Marshet Tadesse Tessama, in collaboration with Addis Ababa University School of Law. Publication details forthcoming.
Unpublished research (expand to view)
- Does Ethiopia Need a Specialised Institution/Mechanism for Investigating and Prosecuting Organised Crimes?
- International Crimes Act for Ethiopia?A research report on the need for legislative reform for the effective prosecution of international crimes in Ethiopia.
- ባህላዊ ሕጎችና የግጭት አፈታት ዘዴዎች ለዘላቂ ሰላምና ዕርቅ በኢትዮጵያ፡ ጥረቶች፣ ተግዳሮቶች እና ማሻሻያ መንገዶችJoint research — Jimma University and Federal Law and Justice Institute.