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1. Scope of the Journal

HUJL publishes scholarly works on law-related issues, policies, theories and problems relevant to Ethiopia, having not only an international, national or local focus but also relevant and comparable regional legal scholarship of the Horn or African issues, in the form of articles, reflections, comments on court judicial, legislative and administrative laws and decisions, and book reviews.

2.     Language of Publication

• The Journal accepts contributions in English or
• An English abstract shall accompany Amharic contributions.

3.     Originality of Contributions

All contributions in the Journal shall be original works of the author.

4.     Size of Contributions

• Feature article: from 5000 to 1000 words
• Reflection: from 3000 to 5000 words
• Case Comment: from 2000 to 3000 words
• Book Review: from 1000 to 2000 words

5.     Requirements of Presentation Style and References

Contributions shall follow the style and citation rules outlined below:

1. Author’s affiliation:

The author’s affiliation should be indicated in a footnote marked by an asterisk and not by an Arabic number. Authors should refer to themselves in the third person throughout the text. The ORCID number of the Author shall accompany it.

1. Headings:

Manuscripts shall have an abstract and an introduction. The body should be arranged in logically organised headings and sub-headings. Headings in the various sections of the manuscript shall be aligned to the left margin of the page and shall be as follows:

Abstract

Introduction

1. First Heading
   • Second Heading
     • Third Heading

Conclusion

1. Italicisation:

When the manuscript is presented in the English language, all non-English words must be italicised. Similarly, when the manuscript is presented in the Amharic language, all non-Amharic words must be italicised.

1. Emphasis:

To indicate emphasis, use italics.

1. Quotations:

Quotations of more than three lines should be indented left and right without any quotation marks. Quotation marks in the block should appear as they normally do. Quotations of less than three lines should be in quotation marks and not indented from the text. Regarding alterations in a quotation, use: -

Square bracket “[ ]” to note any change in the quoted material,

Ellipsis “…” to indicate omitted material,

“[sic]” to indicate a mistake in the original quote.

1. Format requirements:

All contributions text shall be submitted in Microsoft Word format with 12 font size, double-spaced, Times New Roman.

1. Footnotes

• All manuscripts shall use footnotes to validate complex arguments and transparently map the intellectual lineage of the research without disrupting the primary narrative by providing sufficient information about the source material.
• The Journal adheres to the standards for references in footnotes, relying on the Oxford University Standard for Citation of Legal Authorities (OSCOLA) system.

1. References in the Footnotes:

• All contributions shall duly acknowledge any sources or quotations, whether derived from the work of third parties or the author's own prior works, exclusively through footnote-based references, thereby eliminating the requirement or inclusion of a separate bibliography at the conclusion of the manuscript
• The footnote citation shall be made in the original language of the source document referred to.
• Footnotes should be consecutively numbered and set out at the foot of each page and cross-referenced using supra, id. and ibid, as appropriate.
• Footnote numbers shall be placed outside of punctuation marks.
• Footnotes font size shall be 10 with single-spaced and Times New Roman

1. Citation Style in Footnote

In general, within the footnote, this Journal follows the Oxford University Standard for Citation of Legal Authorities (OSCOLA) citation system.   In particular, the references in footnotes should have the content and style outlined hereafter: -

• Books:

Use italics for the title, and put the publication information in Roman within parentheses. Use commas to prevent words from running together, as may happen with author and titles, multiple authors, and publisher and place of publication. Where there are series titles or edition numbers, give the publication information in the order shown in the example.

Author, Title in Italics (series title, edition, publisher, place, date), page.

John Baker, An Introduction to English Legal History (4^th ed., Butterworths, London, 2002) pp. 419–21.

Names of Ethiopian authors should appear as follows: author’s given (first) name and his/her father’s name without changing the order. Subsequent references should be limited to given names.

Assefa Fiseha, Federalism and the Accommodation of Diversity in Ethiopia: A Comparative Study, (2^nd ed., Wolf Legal Publishers, Nijmegen, 2007), p. 235.

·       Contributions in edited books

Cite essays and chapters in edited books as in the example below:

Ian Brownlie, ‘The Relation of Law and Power’ in Bin Cheng and ED Brown (eds.), Contemporary Problems in International Law: Essays in Honour of Georg Schwarzenberger on his Eightieth Birthday (Stevens and Sons, London, 1988).

·       Articles in Journals

Give the title in Roman, within inverted commas. The style for authors of articles is the same as for authors of books. The journal title is in Roman.

Ibrahim Idris, ‘The Place of International Human Rights Conventions in the 1994 FDRE Constitution, Journal of Ethiopian Laws’, Vol.20, No.1, Aug. 2002, P.114.

For journals that are only published electronically, give publication details as for print journals, but also provide the website address and most recent date of access within angled brackets:

Carolyn Penfold, 'Nazis, Porn and Politics: Asserting Control over Internet Content' [2001] 2 JILT <http://www2.warwick.ac.uk/fac/soc/law/elj/jilt/2001_2/penfold> accessed on 27 April 2005.

Where the author is not identified, cite the body that produced the document; if no such body can be identified, insert two joined em-dashes (like this: ——).

·       Legislations

Cite a proclamation by its full title when it is used for the first time and short title subsequently, in roman number.

Labour Proclamation, 2003, Art. 8(1) & (2), Proc. No.377/2003, Fed. Neg. Gaz., Year 10, No. 12.

Labour Proclamation No. 377/2003, Art. 3.

·       Codes

Cited coded legislation in the following form.

Civil Code of Ethiopia, 1960, Art. 1678 (1), Proc. No. 165/1960, Fed. Neg. Gaz. (Extraordinary issue), Year 19, No. 2.

Cite legal instruments from other jurisdictions as they are cited in their own jurisdiction.

·       Treaties

Universal Declaration of Human Rights (adopted 10 December 1948, UNGA Res 217 A(III) (UDHR) Art. 5. 

International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights (adopted 16 December 1966, entered into force 23 March 1976) 999 UNTS 171 (ICCPR), Art. 10.

·       Resolutions

Security Council Resolution 1368 (2001), at WWW http://daccessdds.un.org/doc/UNDOC/GEN/N01/533/82/PDF/N0153382.pdf?Open Element> (accessed on 10 August 2008).

·       Cases

Corfu Channel Case (UK v Albania) 1949 ICJ rep 14 at 35, Nicaragua case (US v Nicaragua) (1986) ICJ rep 14 at 106

የኢትዮጵያ መድን ድርጅት vs. ጊታሁን ሀይሉ፤ጠቅላይ ፍርድ ቢት ሰበር ሰሚ ችሎት፤ መ.ቁ. 14057፤ 1998 ዓ.ም.

·       Theses

Give the author, title, type of thesis, university and date of completion and pinpoint:

Helen Toner, ‘Modernising Partnership Rights in EC Family Reunification Law’ (PhD thesis, University of Oxford, 2003).

·       Periodicals

Mehari Taddele, ‘Brain Drain and its Adverse Impact on the Achievement of MDGs and Poverty Reduction’, The Reporter, (Feb. 16, 2008), p.5.

·       Interview

Interview with Ato Abraham Dagne, President of Dorebafano Woreda, Sidama Zone, on 22 January 2014.

·       Internet Source

Derartu Abeba, Higher Education in Ethiopia, <http://www.ethiopar.net/type/English.htm> accessed on April 1, 2009

6. Copyright

• Authors shall be the copyright holders of their work and grant Hawassa University a non-exclusive license to publish the contribution as the original publisher.
• Authors can republish or archive their work provided the original publication in the Journal is acknowledged.
• The Journal shall publish all contributions under a diamond open access policy based on the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 License (CC BY 4.0) that allows users to copy, redistribute, remix, adapt, and build upon the material, provided the original work is properly cited.