Prohibiting Political Party Membership as a Condition for Receiving Political Service Retirement Benefits under Ethiopian Law: A Comparison with Kenya and Tanzania

This article questions the justification for restricting political party membership as a condition for receiving political service retirement benefits in Ethiopia (a restriction first imposed through the Administration of the President of the Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia Proclamation and...

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Published in:Journal of African law Vol. 68; no. 3; pp. 423 - 432
Main Author: Tesfay, Leake Mekonen
Format: Journal Article
Language:English
Published: Cambridge, UK Cambridge University Press 01.10.2024
Subjects:
Benefits
Comparative law
Constitutions
Democracy
Freedom of association
Government
Heads of state
Human rights
Judges & magistrates
Justification
Labor unions
Law
Legislatures
Membership
National security
Parliamentary systems
Political behavior
Political parties
Political pluralism
Politics
Public administration
Public officials
Recent Developments
Retirement
Retirement benefits
Social security
Voting rights
Kenya
Ethiopia
Tanzania
political service retirement benefits
political party membership
limitations on human rights
ISSN:0021-8553, 1464-3731
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Summary:This article questions the justification for restricting political party membership as a condition for receiving political service retirement benefits in Ethiopia (a restriction first imposed through the Administration of the President of the Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia Proclamation and endorsed in the Rights and Benefits of Outgoing Heads of State and Government, Senior Government Officials, Members of Parliament and Judges Proclamation). After reviewing relevant law, literature and comparative experience from Kenya and Tanzania, the article argues that prohibiting political party membership without a pressing need for non-partisan service is an unjust restriction on the right to freedom of political party membership. Benefits for retiring high-ranking government officials are part of the right to social security and should not be disallowed based on political party membership.
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ISSN:0021-8553
1464-3731
DOI:10.1017/S0021855324000123