8 | P age b Nevertheless the prosecution of violation of prohibition of torture is rare in Ethiopia as point out by CAT and HRC in their concluding observation on Ethiopia. 43 Thus it is imperative to study the criminalization and practice of prosecution of torture in Ethiopian based on the parameter under international law regarding the nature and scope of torture. Besides, it is vital to assess what is the impact of being underline offence in relation to the absolute nature of prohibition of torture. Finally, it is also essential to evaluate whether the prosecution of torture in practice, in the absence of clear definition of torture under the CC, go inline with the nature and scope of torture under international laws. Precisely, this research tries to answer the questions How the Ethiopian legal system does provide for criminalization and prosecution of torture Is the criminalization and prosecution of torture in Ethiopia inline with the nature and scope of torture under international law 1.3. Literature Review As far as the knowledge of the researcher is concerned two researches and one article were conducted that are related to torture. The first research is an empirical work which assessed the implementation of protection from torture and other inhuman treatments in selected prisons found in the Oromia Regional State, Ethiopia. 44 Abebe, the researcher, revealed that there is violation of the right against inhuman treatment, but those violent acts do not reach the threshold of severity that constitutes torture. 45 However, the research did not deal with the practice of prosecution of torture in Ethiopia criminal law system in light with the nature and scope of torture under the international law. The second work is a comparative study on the legal limits to police custody interrogation conducted by G. Hadush. 46 The objective of the research is to compare legal limits CAT, Concluding Observation on Ethiopia, note 34, ibid HRC, Concluding Observation on Ethiopia, note 40, ibid. 44 T. Abebe, Freedom from torture, inhuman or degrading treatment or punishment the case of some selected Prisons of Oromia National Regional State (2011) LL.M Thesis, Addis Ababa University (Unpublished. ibid 177. G. Hadush, The legal limits to police custody interrogation methods a comparative look at the British and Ethiopian interrogation laws (2014) LL.M Thesis, European University (Unpublished.
