Tort Law and Development: Insights into the Case of Ethiopia and Eritrea

Journal of African Law, No. 40, pp. 43-52, 1995

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Mauro Bussani

University of Trieste School of Law

Date Written: December 31, 1995

Abstract

The primary purpose of the article is to enrich the understanding of tort laws in Ethiopia and Eritrea and of how these laws deal with environmental issues. Its secondary goal is to clarify the affinities, often hidden, between the issues raised by tort law in developing countries at present times, and the same issues as they emerged in the Western tradition in the past.

Keywords: Tort law, Ethiopia, Eritrea, Law and Development, African Law

JEL Classification: K13

Suggested Citation

Bussani, Mauro, Tort Law and Development: Insights into the Case of Ethiopia and Eritrea (December 31, 1995). Journal of African Law, No. 40, pp. 43-52, 1995, Available at SSRN: https://ssrn.com/abstract=1322054

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