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amended previous laws in Ethiopia, one should consult the monumental mimeographed and most intelligently organized five-volume project of the Imperial Insti tute of Public Administration which is entitled Con solidated Laws of Ethiopia. This has been done in both textual and tabular form by subject matter with ob solete material eliminated so that the task of the re searcher in Ethiopian law is greatly simplified. The Master Index is especially helpful. However, this most valuable compilation in its present form is neither an official version of Ethiopian law nor a Revised Code of Ethiopia. It should be used solely as a time-saving research tool until such time as it is promulgated in some more official fashion. D. The Codes.
In addition to the basic enactment of Proclamations, Decrees, Orders and Legal Notices, six basic Codes have been promulgated which constitute the real body of law in Ethiopia. They are as follows, and were drafted by Commissions under the leadership of the persons named, whose foreign origin indicates the im pact of continental civil and English common law in Ethiopia: Penal Code of 1957, Professor Jean Graven of Swit zerland; Civil Code of 1960, Professor R. David of France; Maritime Code of 1960, Professor J. Escarra of France; Commercial Code of 1960, Professors J. Escarra and A. Jauffret of France; Criminal Procedure Code of 1961, Sir Charles Mat thew of England; and
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