@article{10.11648/j.ijls.20220502.19,
  author = {Sefiew Ayenew Demle},
  title = {Justice Delay Leads to Justice Denial: Ethiopian Criminal Justice System Perspective},
  journal = {International Journal of Law and Society},
  volume = {5},
  number = {2},
  pages = {211-216},
  doi = {10.11648/j.ijls.20220502.19},
  url = {https://doi.org/10.11648/j.ijls.20220502.19},
  eprint = {https://article.sciencepublishinggroup.com/pdf/10.11648.j.ijls.20220502.19},
  abstract = {The implications of the Speedy Trial Act of 1974's time limits on the running of the Federal justice system have sparked heated controversy. Many people praise the Act as a necessary step toward ending court delays, congestion, and backlogs, as well as the Act's goals of lowering crime and the risk of recidivism. Others say that unless appropriate funding is provided for expanded court services to achieve the quick trial targets, they would exacerbate existing court difficulties. The discussions regarding state provisions for quick trials are similar. There are no simple solutions to complex situations, as is often the case. The proverbial saying “justice delayed is justice denied” is often quoted by lawyers not only in the Ethiopian’s but also in other countries to demand speedy disposition of criminal cases. The negative repercussion of this saying, however, is that some individuals give priority premium to speed rather than justice. Some use the saying to justify the pace of the trial that contravenes the notion of fairness. On the other hand, some individuals equate speed with undue haste offends the due process rights of accused persons. One thing is for sure; the word “speedy” should never be divorced from the word justice. For Speedy justice means that justice must be rendered efficiently. The following points have been discovered through the use of qualitative and doctrinal research methods in this study. Despite the fact that law enforcement personnel, defense attorneys, prosecutors, and judges at all levels of the criminal justice system have discussed the problem of quick trials, no consensus has emerged. The study has explored, a literature review primarily based on law journals, books, and periodic publications and followed by referring constitutional and statutory provisions as well as court rules and decisions pertaining to quick trials. For the purpose of clarity, some controversial cases are examined. The case was happening in 2002,” Siye Abreha” Vs Public Prosecutor” in this legal proceedings, the defendant was charged in corruption crime and received five years sentences from the legitimate court whereas he was actually served six years imprisonment whilst he was under the trail. Had it not been delay of justice, he would not have been spent two years and eight months beyond the actual sentences rendered by federal Courts and its parole.},
 year = {2022}
}

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TY  - JOUR
T1  - Justice Delay Leads to Justice Denial: Ethiopian Criminal Justice System Perspective
AU  - Sefiew Ayenew Demle
Y1  - 2022/06/09
PY  - 2022
N1  - https://doi.org/10.11648/j.ijls.20220502.19
DO  - 10.11648/j.ijls.20220502.19
T2  - International Journal of Law and Society
JF  - International Journal of Law and Society
JO  - International Journal of Law and Society
SP  - 211
EP  - 216
PB  - Science Publishing Group
SN  - 2640-1908
UR  - https://doi.org/10.11648/j.ijls.20220502.19
AB  - The implications of the Speedy Trial Act of 1974's time limits on the running of the Federal justice system have sparked heated controversy. Many people praise the Act as a necessary step toward ending court delays, congestion, and backlogs, as well as the Act's goals of lowering crime and the risk of recidivism. Others say that unless appropriate funding is provided for expanded court services to achieve the quick trial targets, they would exacerbate existing court difficulties. The discussions regarding state provisions for quick trials are similar. There are no simple solutions to complex situations, as is often the case. The proverbial saying “justice delayed is justice denied” is often quoted by lawyers not only in the Ethiopian’s but also in other countries to demand speedy disposition of criminal cases. The negative repercussion of this saying, however, is that some individuals give priority premium to speed rather than justice. Some use the saying to justify the pace of the trial that contravenes the notion of fairness. On the other hand, some individuals equate speed with undue haste offends the due process rights of accused persons. One thing is for sure; the word “speedy” should never be divorced from the word justice. For Speedy justice means that justice must be rendered efficiently. The following points have been discovered through the use of qualitative and doctrinal research methods in this study. Despite the fact that law enforcement personnel, defense attorneys, prosecutors, and judges at all levels of the criminal justice system have discussed the problem of quick trials, no consensus has emerged. The study has explored, a literature review primarily based on law journals, books, and periodic publications and followed by referring constitutional and statutory provisions as well as court rules and decisions pertaining to quick trials. For the purpose of clarity, some controversial cases are examined. The case was happening in 2002,” Siye Abreha” Vs Public Prosecutor” in this legal proceedings, the defendant was charged in corruption crime and received five years sentences from the legitimate court whereas he was actually served six years imprisonment whilst he was under the trail. Had it not been delay of justice, he would not have been spent two years and eight months beyond the actual sentences rendered by federal Courts and its parole.
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