Judiciary in Eritrea during the Italian rule
The judiciary administered four types of law:
- The Italian Penal Code, which was applicable to all inhabitants of the territory
- The Italian Civil Code, which extended to all civil issues where at least one of the parties was an Italian citizen
- Sharia or Islamic Law, which obtained in certain civil issues, where the parties were Muslims; and
- Eritrean Customary Law, which in appropriate form, was enforced in each civil case between Eritreans
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Source: Trevaskis's book, 'Eritrea a colony in Transition: 1941-1952 p. 27
Under which Law (lawlessness) are we ruled today, when some one like Sheikh Ahmed Faras (more than 80 years old) a veteran fighter is arrested for years without charge and dies in Prison and his family knows about his death 4 years later through non-official sources. Endless similar stories!
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