Holds federal judicial power and a distinctive cassation jurisdiction over final decisions containing a basic error of law, including decisions of state supreme courts. Its Cassation Division's interpretations bind lower courts.
How the court is constituted
- Tier
- supreme
- Court type
- Federal apex court with cassation jurisdiction
- Jurisdiction
- Federal
- Seat
- Addis Ababa
- Established
- 1995
- Composition
- President, Vice-President and federal judges
- Appointment
- Nominated by the Prime Minister and approved by the House of Peoples' Representatives
- Languages
- Amharic, English
Where an appeal goes next
Cassation Division
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