Jimma university college of law and governance school of law

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Acronyms
AC- Appeal Chamber
ACHR
– American convention on human rights
ACHPR
– African charter on human and peoples rights
AHRJ- African Human Rights Law Journal
AmJIL- American Journal of International Law
AP- Additional protocol
AU- African Union
CAT- Committee against Torture
CC- Criminal Code of 2004
CERD- racial discrimination convention
CMWF-migrant workers convention
CR- Convention on the status of refugees
CRC
– Convention on the rights of child
CRPD- disability convention
DAT
– Declaration against Torture and Cruel, Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or punishment
ECHR
– European convention for the protection human and fundamental rights
ECtHR- European Court of Human Rights
ELF- Eretria Liberation Front
EPRP-
Ethiopian Peoples Revolutionary Party
EPDRF-
Ethiopian Peoples Democratic and Revolutionary Party
FDRE- Federal Democratic and Republic of Ethiopia
FGA- Federal General Attorney
GC- General Comment
GCs- Geneva Conventions
HOF- House of Federation
HPR
– House of Peoples Representatives
HRC- Human Rights Committee
HRQ- Human Rights Quarterly
ICC
– International criminal court covenant on civil and political rights