Dejene Girma profiles

Name : Dejene Girma
Latest Educational Qualification :
LL.M in Human Rights and Democratization in Africa (University of Pretoria, South Africa, 2007)

Field of Specialization
Human Rights and Democratization in Africa (for LL.M)
Environmental law (PhD which is in progress)

First Degree Research Title:
Copyright Protection of Cinematographic Works under Ethiopian Law (Addis Ababa University, Law Faculty, 2004)

Master Thesis title:
The realization of right to housing in Ethiopia (University of Pretoria, Faculty of Law, Centre for Human Rights, 2007)

Terminal Degree(PhD) dissertation title:
Environmental Impact Assessment in Ethiopia: Laws and practices (PhD in progress, University of Alabama)

Academic Rank :Lecturer

Publications and Research Works

  • The Domestic Applicability of the African Charter on Human and Peoples’ Rights and African Charter on the Rights and Welfare of the Child in Ethiopia, Ethiopian Journal of Legal Education, Vol. 3, No. 1, 2010
  • Tell Me Why I Need to Go to Court: A Devastating Move by the Federal Cassation Division, Jimma University Journal of Law, Vol. 2 No.1, January 2009 (case comment)
  • Essay on the Criminal Responsibility of Juridical Persons in Ethiopia, Jimma University Journal of Law, Vol. 2 No.1, January 2009
  • Economic, Social and Cultural Rights and their Enforcement under the FDRE Constitution, Jimma University Law Journal, Vol. 1 No.2, January 2008
  • The Defence of Duress, Consent and Necessity under the New Criminal Code of Ethiopia, Jimma University Law Journal, Vol. 1 No.1, October 2007.

Articles submitted for publication

  • Environmental Democracy in Ethiopia: Emphasis on public participation in the Environmental Impact Assessment Process, Bahir Dar University Journal of Law, V 1 No. 2, 2010
  • Participation of Stakeholders in Environmental Impact Assessment Process in Ethiopia: Law and Practice, Jimma University Law Journal, 2010
  • Regulation of Price Collusion in Ethiopia: the case of Jimma Electronics Dealers, Mekelle University Journal of Law, 2010

Seminar, workshops, symposia, etc

  • I presented a paper on Environmental Democracy in Ethiopia: Emphasis on Public Participation in Environmental Impact Assessment Process, organized by Utrecht University (Netherlands) and the Law Schools of Jimma University and Bahir Dar University (Ethiopia), Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, 29 May 2010
  • I presented a paper on the workshop prepared by the Law Faculty in partnership with the Oromia Supreme Court and PSCAP on Sentencing and Execution in Criminal Cases.
  • I presented a paper on panel discussion prepared by Jimma University Gender Office and Jimma University Students’ Gender Club on “Harassment and Violence against Female Students in Higher Educational Institutions: From Legal Perspective”

Training Qualifications

  • Certificate in General Good Governance, Short Course attended from 2 July 2007 to 13 July 2007, University of Pretoria, South Africa
  • Certificate in Socio-Economic Rights, Short Course attended from 26 February 2007 to 2 March 2007, University of Pretoria, South Africa
  • Certificate in International Law, Short Course attended from 22 January 2007 to 2 February 2007, University of Pretoria, South Africa

Research interest areas :

  • Environmental Law
  • Human Rights and Democratization
  • Criminal Law
  • Constitutional Law

Consultancy priority areas

  • Environmental Law
  • Human Rights and democratization
  • Criminal Law
  • Constitutional Law

Extracurricular interests in the University : Leadership

Current position in the University : On PhD Study Leave

Positions held in the past :
Dean (May 2008-April 2009), Faculty of Law, Jimma University, Jimma, Ethiopia
Head of the Community Based Education (CBE), Faculty of Law, Jimma University, Oct. 2004-Jan.2007
Head of Research and Publication Unit, Faculty of Law, Jimma University, Oct. 2004-Jan.2007
Lecturer, Faculty of Law, Jimma University

Educational visits
I visited the Special Court for Sierra Leone, Free Town, Sierra Leone, in 2007 to see how the court operates and international criminal law applies on the ground as part of my LL.M programme
I visited Apartheid Museum, Johannesburg, South Africa, in 2007 as part of my LL.M study
I visited South African Constitutional Court, Johannesburg, South Africa, in 2007 and attended the court’s session for two days as part of my LL.M study

Other information you want to include about yourself :

  • Past affiliations
  • Part-time lecturer at:
  • Faculty of Law of Addis Ababa University
  • Faculty of Journalism and Communication, Addis Ababa University
  • School of Law and International Studies of Unity University
  • DANDI BORU University College

Tutor to distance students of :

  • Alpha University College
  • St. Marry College
  • Oromia Civil Service College

Indicative list of courses handled/tutored so far

Human Rights, Humanitarian Law, Criminal Law, Law of Criminal Procedure, Family Law, Labour Law, Intellectual Property Law, Constitutional Law I, Law of Contracts, Law of Public Finance I and II, Law of Evidence, Commercial Law, Law of Persons, Introduction to Law, Law of Investment, Ethiopian Legal History and Systems, Maritime Law, and Legal Drafting.

Other Experiences

  • I served as a judge for national moot court competitions organized by the Faculty of Law of Jimma University and Ethiopian Human Rights Commission (2010) and Action Professionals’ Association for the People and the Faculty of Law of Haramaya University (2009)
  • I rendered Basic Legal Education to judges of lower courts and registrars for three months (From June 2003 up to September 2003)
  • I rendered Free Legal Aid to the Indigents for one year under the supervision of the Federal High Court and the Ethiopian Bar Association (From July 2003 up to June 2004)
  • I did internship in Catholic University of Central Africa, Yaoundé, Cameroon, 2007, for 127 hrs
  • I participated in the preparation of Jimma University Ten Years Strategic Plan as a representative of the Law Faculty

Consultancy

  • I have been doing different consultancy works with the Justice and Legal System Research Institute of the Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia including drafting a Memorandum of Association for the Establishment of Ethiopian Law Schools’ Association and preparing, editing and assessing teaching materials
  • I translated three human rights documents (from Amharic and English) to Afan Oromo for UN Economic Commission for Africa, Addis Ababa, 2010

Other research related achievements

  • I prepared teaching material on Criminal Law: Commentary on the General Principles of the New Criminal Code of Ethiopia, 2008 (Unpublished), Faculty of Law, Jimma University, Jimma, Ethiopia
  • I prepared teaching material on Ethiopian Intellectual Property Law: Part One-Copyrights and Neighbouring Rights, 2008 (Unpublished), Faculty of Law, Jimma University, Jimma, Ethiopia
  • I prepared teaching material on Sentencing and Execution under the auspices of Justice and Legal Research Institute, 2008, AA, Ethiopia.
  • I prepared a Manual for clinical programme on Domestic Violence under the auspices of Justice and Legal Research Institute, 2008, AA, Ethiopia.
  • I did joint research for Ethiopian Institute of Ombudsman on Service Delivery by Jimma Town Municipality, 2008
  • I prepared a Draft Charter for Ethiopian Law Schools’ Association the auspices of Justice and Legal Research Institute, 2009
  • I prepared (jointly with others) Guidelines on Delivery and Assessment under the auspices of Justice and Legal Research Institute, 2008, AA, Ethiopia
  • I prepared Modules on Administrative Law (co-authored), Intellectual Property Law (co-authored), Family Law (sole authored), and Labour Law (co-authored), and Criminal Law (sole authored) for Distance Students of Law Faculty, Jimma University
  • I edited teaching material on Land Law, Prepared by Justice and Legal Research Institute, AA, Ethiopia.
  • I assessed a teaching material on African Human Rights System, Prepared by Justice and Legal Research Institute, AA, Ethiopia
  • I edited different modules prepared by the Faculty of Law, Jimma University such as Module on the Law of Insurance, Banking and Negotiable Instruments.

Postal address :
23577, Addis Ababa
E-mail Address:
dejulaw@yahoo.com (frequently used)
dejulaw@ju.edu.et
Phone number :
+251-0911-420452