11 | P age b criminal tribunals, national laws and case are consulted as primary source. Authoritative authors books, journals or articles, preparatory works of international instruments, and other written sources in both international law and national law have been considered. Besides, reliable websites were also consulted. 1.6. Scope of the Study The research limits its scope of international law to ICCPR and UNCAT as a parameter for the comparison. The scope of domestic legal analysis covers the Criminal Code of the Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia and other laws which are currently in force regarding amnesty and pardon, and period of limitation. Finally, the assessment of the prosecution of torture in Ethiopia, to make the research manageable (in terms of time and cost, it is limited to the major cases since the transitional government of Ethiopia s. Accordingly, Red-Terror cases of the sand the current cases against National Security (NISS) officials, Federal Prison Administration officials and Federal Police investigators, which are pending before the Federal High Court at the time of conducting this work, are considered in light with international laws. 1.7. Limitations of the Study The availability of domestic cases involving issue of torture in publishing or in any other way was a critical challenge that the researcher encountered during the study. Due to this the researcher has limited access to the currently pending cases in that the cases were referred in the Federal General Attorney Office as getting the copy were not allowed for confidentiality reason. 1.8. Significance of the Study The research upon its completion will have the following importance Determine nature and scope of torture under Ethiopian criminal law and practice, Provide assistance to government of Ethiopia to comply with its international obligation, Provide possible solution for existing problems in repressing torture at national level, which maybe considered by legislative and Finally, contribute to the literature as baseline information for further study on the subject matter.
