Honelign Hailu Mekonnen [LL.B, LL.M, PhD Candidate]

Consultant and Attorney at Law  

Lecturer in Law

Dean, School of Law, Debre Berhan University, Ethiopia.

Mob. +251942530883/+251910383122

honelignhailu@dbu.edu.et  or honelignhailu@gmail.com

P.O. Box 445, Debre Berhan University, Debre Berhan, Ethiopia.                

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Honelign Hailu Mekonnen

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Lecturer

Madawalabu University, Bale Robe, Ethiopia (2011-2013)

·       Independently lecture law students

o   Courses delivered: Law of Persons, Law of Succession, Legal Research Methods

·       Providing legal advice at the University’s free Legal Aid Center

·       Exam and assignment preparation and evaluating

Lecturer

Debre Berhan University: School of Law, Debre Berhan, Ethiopia

·       Dean, School of Law (2017-2019) first term and Second term Since February 2024

·       Independently lecture undergraduate law students

o   Courses delivered: International Human Rights Law, Law of Succession, Law of Extra-contractual Liability, Family Law, Gender and the Law, Media Law.

·       Independently lecture Graduate (LL.M) students

o   Courses Delivered: Advanced Legal Research Methods, Business and Human Rights

·       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. and LL.M Students

Curriculum Vitea

 

·       The Treatment of Cases of Sexual Violence in the Transitional Justice Processes of Ethiopia-A Research Work Submitted to Ethiopian Women Lawyers Association by Tesfa Healthcare Service PLC in which I worked as a Researcher by the Latter (Tesfa Healthcare Service PLC), 2024.

·       Scrutinizing the Normative Sufficiency and Practical Application of the Ethiopian Tort Law (Co-author)-A Research Work accomplished with the sponsorship of USAID Justice or “Fetih” Activity in Ethiopia (2022)- (Published on Bahir Dar University School of Law Journal (2023)).

·       Beyond Ratification: A Brief Account on the Domestication of the Kampala Convention in Ethiopia, 2022.

·       The Challenges in the Protection of the Rights of Internally Displaced Persons (IDPs) in Ethiopia, 2021.

·       Human Rights Review on the Right to Freedom of Expression and Access to Information in Ethiopia since the 2018 Reform, A Research work conducted with the Sponsorship of Ethiopian Human Rights Organization (CEHRO), March 2021.

·       Human Rights in Seventy Years after the Adoption of the UDHR. Presented at the 70th Years Anniversary of the UDHR in a Seminar Organized by Debre Berhan University College of Law, December 10, 2018.

·       Assessment of Challenges Related with the Right and Administration of Prisoners’ Right to Property: The Case of North Shewa Zone Prison Centers (Debre Berehan University, 2016).


Research Interests

    • Human Rights in General, the rights of IDPs, Transitional Justice, Freedom of Expression and Media, Rights of Vulnerable Groups, Gender related issues, 

Master’s Degree in laws (LL.M.) in the year 2011 from Addis Ababa University

Bachelor Degree in laws (LL.B.) in the year 2008 from Mekelle Universtity.

Higher Diploma for Higher Education Instructors, FDRE Ministry of Education, in the year 2014.