Haile Selassie

Name: Address to judges on Justice and the Law
Author: Haile Selassie

Address to judges on Justice and the Law (1961)

Summary

“Address to judges on Justice and the Law”, published in 1961, is a work by Haile Selassie. It explores elements such as conscience, responsibility and justice.

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Haile Selassie, Address to judges on Justice and the Law (1961)

“ Since man has been endowed by the Almighty with the special quality of judging his own self, let alone passing a judgment on others, at the hour of pronouncing judgment he must imagine... finding himself to be in the position of the man in the dock. If one passes a judgment after search of his conscience and careful reflection picturing his own self in the position of he who stands before him for trial, and if he does it with good conscience in the interest of the efficiency of administration of justice, there is no doubt that he will pass the right judgment. ”

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Haile Selassie, Address to judges on Justice and the Law (1961)

“ Our people have always been demanding justice. He who seeks justice knows the value of justice too. This testifies to the maturity of Our people. This has been said time and again in history and is not something new. ”

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Haile Selassie, Address to judges on Justice and the Law (1961)

“ For this reason We are proud of Our people. We say this to you so that there will be improvement in the future in the administration of justice. Although there might have been failures in the past there is no doubt you have endeavoured to administer justice squarely. In order to satisfy all the demands of all the people, time is required. As We have already pointed out, that which does not give time is the feeling of a guilty conscience. ”

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Haile Selassie, Address to judges on Justice and the Law (1961)

“ It was even a custom to bury a copy of this code with the Rulers - an act symbolizing the fact that while dispensing justice in their life-time they had not deviated from the provisions of the "Fetha Negest."
Since in the scale of creation all men are born equal, it is imperative that all laws should be equitable in their application. For, what is the foundation of freedom and what are the reasons that men cherish it if they are not equal before the law? ”

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Haile Selassie, Address to judges on Justice and the Law (1961)

“ Those who are selected as judges must realize their great responsibilities, for a judge must endeavour to discover the truth so that his judgment will always be impartial and unbiased. He must, moreover, strive to overcome fear and to resist temptations such as those of pecuniary gains and favouritism and any other practices that might prevent him from the proper execution of his duties. He should, in addition, seek guidance from the Almighty God, be true to his conscience and examine objectively cases brought before him to aid him in avoiding malpractices. ”

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Haile Selassie, Address to judges on Justice and the Law (1961)

“ Whenever conflict arises between material and spiritual values the conscience plays an important role, and anyone who suffers from a guilty conscience is never free from this problem until he makes peace with his conscience. As you all are cognizant of those things which displeased God and brings forth shame, temptations should be rigorously resisted.
Justice is the fundamental axiom for the survival of freedom and government. ”

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Haile Selassie, Address to judges on Justice and the Law (1961)

“ Ordinary small cases which naturally cannot be handled by Us because of shortage of time have been entrusted to our Ministry of Justice and other judicial authorities in the faith that justice will be dispensed with equity in accordance with the responsibility bestowed upon Us by the Almighty God.
The problem of administering justice is not a thing which exists only in Ethiopia; it exists all over the world. As judges do demand justice for themselves, you should endeavour to administer justice with equity, remembering the words of Jesus Christ that man cannot live on bread alone ”

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Haile Selassie, Address to judges on Justice and the Law (1961)

“ We have time and again said with regard to the Moslem Community, that the integrity and religious right of everyone should be protected and respected. As laws are being enacted at all times, We have long ago permitted the drafting of laws suited to their religious practices. However, since religion and work go hand in hand, it should be understood that the laws should be practised in a method not detrimental to the unity of a nation. ”

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Haile Selassie, Address to judges on Justice and the Law (1961)

“ Opening It is an accepted criterion all over the world to elect judges on the basis of their merit and not on any other considerations. In Ethiopia, the Kings received their mission from God and the allegiance of the people because they have faith in the justice of their actions. ”

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Haile Selassie, Address to judges on Justice and the Law (1961)

“ We shall be passing orders to the Council of Ministers through our Prime Minister to study the possibility of establishing schools for juvenile delinquents on the lines of the one functioning in Addis Ababa so that teenage law offenders who get involved in crimes as a result of their mental instability can be punished for what they have done in the past and at the same time be protected against indulging in crimes in the future. ”

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Haile Selassie, Address to judges on Justice and the Law (1961)

“ We have always been endeavouring to see that what is benefiting people elsewhere in the world is made available to Our own people. For this reason We ourselves have been receiving appeals in Our Court. ”

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