The State Of Bail Right Enforcement In Ethiopia The Law And Practice

Under criminal justice system, bail is one of the fundamental human rights of an accused for thernapplicability of liberty right. As it is formulated to balance the two interests namely the liberty ofrnan accused and the public security, its enforcement seems to always be challenged by theserntensions. The study found that the insufficiency of investigation process and the complicity of lawrnto the unlimited number of orders of remand are two of the essential component underminingrnbail right in Ethiopia. Moreover, in addition to the denial of enforcing court orders by police orrnpublic prosecutors, the court’s lack of independence, impartiality and a system for thernenforcement of its decisions plays the highest role in the weakening of bail enforcement in thernnation. The challenges that tend to frustrate bail enforcement also pose formidable challenges tornthe protection of other fundamental human rights of an accused namely liberty right,rnpresumption of innocence, access to speedy trial and justice.

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