| Title | Penal Code of Ethiopia 1957 |
| Publisher | National Legislative Bodies |
| Country | Eritrea | Ethiopia |
| Publication Date | 23 July 1957 |
| Citation / Document Symbol | Proclamation No. 158 of 1957 |
| Cite as | Penal Code of Ethiopia 1957 [Ethiopia], Proclamation No. 158 of 1957, 23 July 1957, available at: http://www.unhcr.org/refworld/docid/49216a0a2.html [accessed 15 February 2012] |
| Comments | The Penal Code of 1957 was published in a separate volume appearing as Extraordinary Issue No.1 of 1957 of the Negarit Gazeta, and came into force on the 5 May 1958. It was subsequently repealed by the Criminal Code of the Federal Republic of Ethiopia 2004, as of 9 May 2005. Adopted by Eritrea at independence, the 1957 Penal Code is still in force and is referred to as Eritrean Transitional Penal Code. |
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