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- ↑ "Ethiopia - Federal Judicial Administration Commission Establishment Proclamation (No. 24 of 1996)". www.ilo.org. Retrieved 2022-07-26.
- ↑ "Judicial Performance Evaluation in Ethiopia: Local Reforms Meet Global Challenges" (PDF). 26 July 2022.
- ↑ "Federal Judicial Administration Proclamation No. 1233-2021Ethiopian Legal Brief". Ethiopian Legal Brief. 2021-07-09. Archived from the original on 2022-07-26. Retrieved 2022-07-26.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link) - ↑ "FEDERAL NEGARIT GAZETTE OF THE FEDERAL DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OF ETHIOPIA" (PDF). 26 July 2022. Archived from the original on 18 October 2021. Retrieved 26 July 2022.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link) - ↑ "Judicial Power Decentralization in Ethiopia:Practical Limitations and Implications on Selfgovernance of Regional States". 26 July 2022. p. 4.