Debre Berhan, Amhara, Ethiopia
FPR@dbu.edu.et
Debre Berhan, Amhara, Ethiopia
FPR@dbu.edu.et
GENERAL QUALIFICATIONS
Master’s Degree in laws (LL.M.) in
the year 2014.
Bachelor Degree in laws (LL.B.) in
the year 2011.
Higher Diploma for Higher Education
Instructors, FDRE Ministry of Education, in the year 2016.
Certificate in General Management
and Administrative courses in the year 2012.
Certificate in International and
African Legal Framework on Freedom of Expression, Centre for Human Rights in
the Faculty of Law, University of Pretoria, in the year 2017.
Certificate in International
Humanitarian Law Training, ICRC, in the year 2018.
Certificate in Entrepreneurship,
United Nations Development Program (UNDP), 2018.
SPECIAL QUALIFICATIONS
Certificate in Advanced Training on
the Rights of Persons with Disabilities, Centre for Human Rights,-Addis Ababa
University, 2018.
Academic Rank
Lecturer
Debre
Markos University: School of Law, Debre Markos, Ethiopia
·
Independently
lecture law students
o
Courses
delivered: The Law of Banking, Insurance and Negotiable Instruments, Business
Law and Interdisciplinary I
·
Providing
legal advice at the University’s free Legal Aid Center
·
Exam
and assignment preparation and evaluating
·
Thesis
advice on various legal topics
Sector| Higher Education
Lecturer
Debre
Berhan University: College of Law, Debre Berhan, Ethiopia
· Former Transformation,
Quality Assurance and Relevance Coordinator
· Former Moot-court,
Externship and Exit-exam focal person
·
Independently
lecture law students
o
Courses
delivered: International Human Rights Law, International Humanitarian Law, The
Law of Agency Representation, Jurisprudence, Media law, International Law,
Customary Law, Banking, Insurance and Negotiable Instruments, Federalism.
·
Providing
legal advice at the University’s free Legal Aid Center
·
Delivered
trainings on various legal issues
·
Exam
and assignment preparation and evaluation
·
Thesis
advice and supervision to LL.B. students
·
Developed
an LL.M. curriculum for the new Master’s program in law [LL.M. in Business and
Investment Law] and chaired the committee thereof.
Sector| Higher Education
Lecturer
Mekelle University, School of Law, Distance program in Addis
Ababa.
· Independently lecture
LL,B. Distance students
o
Courses
delivered: International Trade Law, Customary Law, Banking, Insurance and
Negotiable Instruments, Criminal Law, Law of contract
Guest Lecture
·
Addis
Ababa University on the Rights of Children (HRL-657) course for LL.M. human
rights stream students.
Radio Show Host
·
Hosted
a radio show entitled “sile hig/About Law” on Fana Broadcasting corporate Debre
Berhan FM radio station which mainly focuses on pressing legal issues.
PUBLICATIONS
· Asrat Adugna Jimma “A
plea for anti-stalking legislation in Ethiopia-A human rights perspective”
Hawassa University Journal of Law (HUJL, Hawassa
University College of Law and Governance, Vol. 9 (2025): HUJL-Volume IV-2025,
forthcoming in 2025.
· Asrat Adugna Jimma and Dureti Abate Fulas “Inter-Country Adoption of Ethiopian
Children by Foreigners of Ethiopian Origin: Best Interest of the Child at
Crossroads” Ethiopian Journal of Human Rights (EJHR), the Center for
Human Rights, Addis Ababa University (CHR, AAU) Vol 6, 2023.
· Asrat Adugna
Jimma, “The Impact of COVID-19 on the Rights of Girl-child in Ethiopia:
Towards Effective Protection from Sexual Abuse “, in Kenis, S. and Shivdas
M. (eds.), Gender and Human Rights in The Context of Covid-19 Pandemic:
Findings from Four Countries (Raoul Wallenberg Institute of Human Rights and
Humanitarian Law, Lund, Sweden) 2021, ISBN 978-91-86910-46-4
· Asrat Adugna Jimma
and Dureti Abate Fulas, “Towards Sexual Harassment Free Workplace: Testing
the Limits of Ethiopia’s Labor Law” in Meron Zeleke and Meskerem Geset
(eds) Gender, Development and Women’s
Rights: Ethiopian Perspective, Addis Ababa University, Centre for Human
Rights, Eclipse Publishers. (2020)
· Asrat
Adugna Jimma, “The Electoral System in Multi-Ethnic Federations: An
Examination of a Suitable Model in the Context of Power-Sharing and
Self-Governance in the Ethiopian Federation” in Contemporary Approaches to
Political Participation, Edited by Tolga SAKMAN, TASAM PUBLICATIONS,
International Relations Series, ISBN 978-605-4881-34-5, (December 2019)
ISTANBUL, TURKEY.
· Asrat Adugna Jimma, “Exclusion in the Name of Inclusion:
The Trial and Error of Inclusive Education in Ethiopia”, Berhan International Research Journal of Science and
Humanities (BIRJSH), 2019, 3(1), ISSN: 2414-2794.
· Asrat Adugna
Jimma, “The Rights of the Girl-child in Ethiopia: Challenges and Prospects”; Verlag/publisher, (ISBN: 978-3-659-56106-1), 2014,
Saarbrucken, Deutschland/Germany. Available at www.amazon.com/www.morebooks.de
· Asrat Adugna Jimma, “Re-Examining the Infamous Acts and
International Crimes of Rodolfo Graziani: A Legal Perspective”; AAUSLR
Journal, 2013 4(1), Law School’s Golden Jubilee Anniversary Special Edition,
AAU Press.
· Asrat Adugna Jimma and Melese Wondmagegnehu, “Corporal
Punishment in Ethiopian Schools: Is it the New Threat to the Right to
Education? – A Case Study in The A/N/R/S, North Shoa Zone.” DBU, 2019.
· Asrat Adugna Jimma and Melese Wondmagegnehu, “The Legal
Protection of Traditional Medical Knowledge in Ethiopia: The Quest for
optimal modality of protection with special focus on The ANRS, North Shoa Zone”,
DBU, 2019.
· Asrat Adugna Jimma and Melese Wondmagegnehu, BUSINESS LAW
MODULE-(MGMT-M3101), Debre Berhan University, College of Law, 2016.
· Asrat Adugna
Jimma, Materials For The Study of the Law of Banking, Negotiable Instruments
And Insurance In Ethiopia, Debre Berhan University, College of Law, 2016.
· Asrat Adugna
Jimma, A Short Compilation on the Law of Agency-Representation in Ethiopia,
Debre Berhan University, College of Law, 2017.
· Asrat Adugna
Jimma, A Uniform Legal Citation System for Law Schools: A Short Guide for
Students, Debre Berhan University, College of Law, 2019.
· International
human rights
· International
Humanitarian law
· Jurisprudence
· Federalism
· Family law
· Child rights
· The rights of persons with disabilities
· Gender