The current Constitution of Ethiopia came into effect in 1995. It is a document
of 106 articles8 contained in ten chapters. As stated in the Preamble, the creators of
the Constitution are the "nations, nationalities and peoples of Ethiopia". In terms of
form, the Preamble comes first, followed by general provisions, and then by the
basic principles of the Constitution, human rights, state organs, local government,
national policy objectives and principles and amendment rules.
