Article 91
Cultural Objectives
1. Government shall have the duty to support, on the basis of equality, the
growth and enrichment of cultures and traditions that are compatible with
fundamental rights, human dignity, democratic norms and ideals, and the
provisions Constitution.
2. Government and all Ethiopian citizens shall have the duty to protect the
country’s natural endowment, historical sites and objects.Government
shall have the duty, to the extent of the its resources permit, to support the
development of the arts, science and technology.
Article 92
Environmental Objectives
1. Government shall endeavor to ensure that all Ethiopians live in a clean and
healthy environment.
2. The
design and implementation of programmes and projects of
development shall not damage or destroy the environment.
3. People have the right to full consultation and to the expression of views in
the planning and implementations of environmental policies and projects
that affect them directly.
4. Government and citizens shall have the duty to protect the environment.
CHAPTER ELEVEN
MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS
Article 93
Declaration of State of Emergency
1. (a) The Council of Ministers of the Federal Government shall have the
power to decree a state of emergency, should an external invasion, a break
down of law and order which endangers the Constitutional order and
which cannot be controlled by the regular law enforcement agencies and
personnel, a natural disaster, or an epidemic occur.
(b) Sate executives can decree a State-Wide state of emergency should a
natural disaster or an epidemic occur. Particulars shall be determined in
State Constitutions to be promulgated in conformity with this Constitution.
2. A state of emergency declared in accordance with sub-Article 1(a) of this
Article:
(a) If declared when the House of Peoples’ Representatives is in session,
the decree shall be submitted to the House within forty-eight hours of
its declaration. The decree, if not approved by a two-thirds majority
vote of members of the House of Peoples' Representatives, shall be
repealed forthwith.
(b)
Subject to the required vote of approval set out in (a) of this subArticle, the decree declaring a state of emergency when the House of