Article 33
Rights of Nationality
1. No Ethiopian national shall be deprived of his or her Ethiopian nationality
against his or her will. Marriage of an Ethiopian national of either sex to a
foreign national shall not annul his or her Ethiopian nationality.
2. Every Ethiopian national has the right to the enjoyment of all rights, protection
and benefits derived from Ethiopian nationality as prescribed by law.
3. Any national has the right to change his Ethiopian nationality.
4. Ethiopian nationality may be conferred upon foreigners in accordance with
law enacted and procedures established consistent with international
agreements ratified by Ethiopia.
Article 34
Marital, Personal and Family Rights
1. Men and women, without any distinction as to race, nation, nationality or
religion, who have attained marriageable age as defined by law, have the right
to marry and found a family. They have equal rights while entering into,
during marriage and at the time of divorce. Laws shall be enacted to ensure the
protection of rights and interests of children at the time of divorce.
2. Marriage shall be entered into only with the free and full consent of the
intending spouses.
3. The family is the natural and fundamental unit of society and is entitled to
protection by society and the State.
4. In accordance with provisions to be specified by law, a law giving recognition
to marriage concluded under systems of religious or customary laws may be
enacted.
5. This Constitution shall not preclude the adjudication of disputes relating to
personal and family laws in accordance with religious or customary laws, with
the consent of the parties to the dispute. Particulars shall be determined by
law.
Article 35
Rights of Women
1. Women shall , in the enjoyment of rights and protections provided for by this
Constitution, have equal right with men.
2. Women have equal rights with men in marriage as prescribed by this
Constitution.
3. The historical legacy of inequality and discrimination suffered by women in
Ethiopia taken into account, women, in order to remedy this legacy, are
entitled to affirmative measures. The purpose of such measures shall be to
provide special attention to women so as to enable them to compete and
participate on the basis of equality with men in political, social and economic
life as well as in public and private institutions.