Date: Tue, 12 May 2015 06:38:33 -0600
http://shabait.com/news/local-news/19792-goe-puts-into-effect-civil-and-penal-codes-and-associated-procedures
*GOE Puts into Effect Civil and Penal Codes and Associated Procedures*
Asmara, 11 May 2015- The Government of Eritrea has published new Civil,
Penal, Civil Procedure and Penal Procedures Codes. The Minister of Justice,
Ms. Fawzia Hashim, described the rationale and central attributes of the
new laws in an interview she conducted with national media outlets on the
weekend.
The new Codes will replace the respective Transitional Codes that were
enacted immediately after liberation and have been operational to date. The
Minister further underlined that the Commercial Code is in the process of
finalization and will soon be put into effect.
The Codes are designed to further enhance the supremacy of law, the
Minister pointed out. They are in consonance with the civilized and
law-abiding traditions and norms of the Eritrean people as well as with the
aspirations and objectives of the long struggle that they had waged to
ensure respect of their inalienable rights. In the event, the publication
and enforcement of the new Codes that guarantee peace and social harmony
for generations to come and that are predicated on human dignity,
development and the rule of law is both timely and indispensable, the
Minister clarified.
Minister Fawzia highlighted that the Eritrean people had themselves
developed and run their affairs on the basis of written as well as oral
customary laws for centuries before the advent of foreign rule. These
customary laws were not only equitable and comprehensive but they also
incorporated the rights and protection of draught animals as well as the
environment. Successive colonial rules had, however, impeded their natural
evolution and modernization. These new Codes have taken stoke of the common
concepts found in these customary laws and represent, in this sense,
another tangible achievement of the liberation struggle, the Minister
elaborated.
Minister Fawzia explained that the drafting process of these laws took
several years, accompanied as it was, by profound research and examination
of relevant customary laws and universally recognized legal principles and
norms. The exercise did not only involve professional legal experts but
was also characterized by extensive consultations with all relevant
stakeholders in the country.
Minister Fawzia underlined that the Ministry of Justice and all relevant
government bodies must continue launching concerted sensitization campaigns
to ensure much wider understanding of these laws among the public.
Ibrahim I. Suliman.
Cyber Adal press & publishing
(image/jpeg attachment: 1-apr-1-justice1.jpg)
(image/jpeg attachment: 1-apr-1-justice2.jpg)