Date of publication:
01/08/2026
Ethiopia
Do domestic laws and policies provide administrative or judicial remedies for forcibly displaced and stateless persons whose housing, land and property rights are denied or violated, including restitution and/or compensation for housing, land and/or prop
Assessment by population
Analysis
As per article 37 of the Ethiopia Constitution, everyone has the right to bring a justiciable matter to, and to obtain a decision or judgment by, a court of law or any other competent body with judicial power which is vested in courts. Also, the Refugee Proclamation, under Article 30, recognized that refugees and asylum seekers have the same right as nationals to bring any justiciable matter to court or any other competent body with judicial power and obtain a decision or judgment. Hence, for any matter that is capable of being decided and resolved by a court, refugees have the right to initiate court proceedings including complaints on denial of their right to property.
Related provisions of domestic law or policy
Constitution of Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia (FDRE)
- Year: 1995
- Type: Domestic law
- Rights Category: Asylum, Education, Freedom of movement, Health, Housing, land & property, Liberty & security of person, Nationality & facilitated naturalization, Social protection, Work & Workplace rights, Family life, Documentation
- Link to external source: https://www.refworld.org/legal/legislation/natlegbod/1995/en/18206
Legal provision
Article 37 - Right to Justice
Everyone has the right to bring a justiciable matter to, and obtain a decision or judgment by, a court of law or any other competent body with judicial power.