To Ethiopian Management Institute

Summary of Application form

Name: Solomon Negussie Abesha

Education - Field of study Law (LLB, LL, PhD)

Work Experience 17 years (Nov 1995 – July 2012 (to date)

I. Training sessions conducted

Course title hours Level of trainee

1 “Management of Business Six days (Dec 05- Management
Organizations: types of business, 10, 2011) staff of Element
shareholders, Directors and Mangers” Hospitality and
consultancy PLC
“Basic Issues of Business Contract” Four days (Jan 30 >>
– Feb 2, 2012)
2 Within the broad issues of Managing One day (May 16- Capacity building
Conflicts of Diversity & Federalism 18, 2009) training to high
A, “Federalism and common features of level regional
Federations” authorities and
experts
B, “Managing Conflicts of Diversity” One day >>>
C, “Federalism and Managing Diversities One day
in Ethiopia”
3. Various trainings delivered within
‘Ethiopia Federalism Leadership Retreat
Program’
a, “Fiscal Federalism and Economic One day Pilot session
Management” presentations & within the
one day framework of
reflections & the role of
discussions on leadership for
case studies high level
federal and
 regional
authorities
b, “Fiscal Federalism and the Dec 6-10,2010 For women
Management of Economic members of
Development: Gender and Fiscal Issues Parliament and
State councils
C, “Fiscal Federalism and the Jan 7-11,2011 Heads of
Management of Economic regional bureaus
Development” and some
federal
authorities

d, “Ethiopian Federalism” June20-24,2011 Regional Council

“Federalism and the Management of Speakers and
Diversity” other higher
“Fiscal Federalism and the Management officials
of Economic Development”
4 On Enhancing Federalism Scholarship in Feb 21-25,2011 Academics on
Ethiopia program Federalism and
“Federalism and Intergovernmental Leadership
Relations” drawn from all
“Fiscal federalism and Economic universities in
Development” Ethiopia
“Teaching and Research of Federalism in
Ethiopia”
5 On a program ‘Governance and 20-28 May,2011 Members of
Constitutional Development in South South Sudan
Sudan’ state legislatures
“Mapping a Federal Constitution: Issues,
experiences and
 II. Consultancy assignments

Types of assignment Organization output duration Year

1 Legal Management ANECCA Legal advice, 2 years Feb 2010
consultancy (African Netwrok reviewing docs, –Feb
for the Care of presenting docs to
Children Affected
2012
the concerned
by HIV?AIDS) gov’t agencies
2 Presenting and writing up of Forum of Fed & Presentation, Workshop for May
conference proceeding House of proceeding submited 3day, but the
Federation whole duration
2011
of the contract
is 8 days
3 Managing Nuffic Project Utrecht Managing project, 4 years March
implementing proj
University programs, wrting
2006 –
and submitting May2010
reports
4 Giving Trainings on various Forum of Fed & Trainings 2years Sept
issues of Federalism and House of
Federations
delivered 2009 –
Leadership
Sept2011
5 Trainings on Basic laws of Element Modules For a total Dec 5-
business and business Consultancy prepared and of 10 days 10,2011
management
PLC trainings &
delivered Jan30
-Feb 2,
2012
6 Need assessment for in- Justice Need
service training for judges professional assessment
and prosecutors
training conducted and
centre &ECSU submitted

III. Research Activities

Research title sponsor duration output Year

1. “Intergovernmental IAG-Inter July –October Writing up a 2009
Relations and Fiscal issues” Africa 3months Paper,
 Group presenting in
a workshop
2 “The role of the House of 5th ICF- HoF Two months Writing up a 2010
Federation in Promoting and Forum paper &
Fiscal Accountability” Federations presentation
in the
International
conference
3 Need Assessment Justice Two monts Submitting 2009
sector the
training assessment
centre & report,
ECSC presentation
in a
workshop

IV. Short –term specialized training

Field of study Institution From To

1 “Peace, Dialogue & Amen Ethiopia Nov 28 Nov 30,
Transformations” 2008
2 “Reconciliation and Conflict Amen Ethiopia Dec 4 Dec 6,
Resolution” 2009
3 “Interreligious Dialogue and Amen Ethiopia Nov 26 Nov 28,
Peace Building” 2010
4 “Promoting a culture of Good Foundation for Sept 24 Sept 25,
Governance” International Training 2007
Canada & ECSC
5 “Federalism, Decentralization Institute of Federalism, Sept 2 Sept 20,
 and Good Governance” and University of Fribourg 2002
6 “Enhancing Teaching Royal Tropical Institute Oct 1998 Oct 2000
Capabilities”
7 “Global Integration & New World Bank Institute Nov 29, Feb 7,
Trade Agenda” 2000 2001
8 “The Vienna Convention and Its EIIPD April 10 April 14,
Application” 2000
9 “International Humanitarian ICRC August10 Aug 15,
Law” 1998
10 “Education Methodology” University of July 21 July25,
Huddersfield 1997
11 “Clinical legal Education in American Bar July 8 July 12,
Africa” association 1996

V. Publication
i. Fiscal Federalism in the Ethiopian Ethnic-based Federal System, Revised
edition (Artistic Printers, Addis Ababa, 2008) ISBN: 978-90-5850-189-9
ii. “A constitutional overview of Fiscal Federalism in Ethiopia”, 2010 Indian
Journal of Federal Studies, 1/2010: 16- 47
iii. “Intergovernmental relation and Fiscal Issues in Federations: The Case of
Ethiopia”, in the proceeding of the 3rd Conference on Constitutionalism
and Human Securities in the Horn of Africa, Addis Ababa, 2009; 42 -86
iv. “Ethnicity and the federal system in Ethiopia”, in PIFF-Travaux de
Recherche No.29, Fribourg University, Institute of Federalism, 2003, pp.
109-132.
v. “Assignment of Responsibilities and revenue Transfer in the Ethiopian
Federalism,” in Siegbert Uhlig (ed.) Proceedings of the XVth International
Conference of Ethiopian Studies Hamburg July 20–25, 2003: 1096-1106
vi. “Ethiopia’s Fiscal Federalism: a Constitutional Overview”, in
Institutionalizing Constitutionalism and the Rule of Law: Towards a
 Constitutional Practice in Ethiopia, Ethiopian Constitutional Law Series
Vol III, 2010, Faculty of Law, AAU Printing Press, 83 -120;
vii. “Federalism and the Management of Conflict” in Conflict Transformation
and Early Warning System, (A training manual for a program organized
by Oromia Bureau of Regional Administration and Security Mercy Corps,
USAID and 2009) p. 9-22
viii. Translation and Editing, Anderson, George “Fiscal Federalism: An
Introduction (Forum of Federations, 2010)
ix. Need Assessment