WHEREAS, advocacy is a profession wherein a person trained and experienced in law, fully aware of judicial proceedings and dictated by the spirit of loyalty, sincerity and genuinely and works in cooperation with the judicial organs for the rule of law and prevalence of justice;

WHEREAS, it is deemed essential to regulate, exhaustively, the licensing and registration of advocates practicing before federal courts;

WHEREAS, it has become necessary to upgrade the criteria required for practicing advocacy with a view of harmonizing the professional competence of advocates with the services they render;

NOW, THEREFORE, in accordance with Article 55(1) of the Constitution of the Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia, it is hereby proclaimed as follows: