Research Interests
Comparative Law Constitutional Law International Law Law and Society Legal InstitutionsDr Legesse Mengie
School of Law
College of Business and Law
Legesse is a constitutional law and public international law researcher. His research interests include comparative constitutional law, international trade law, and international investment law. He has published widely in these areas, taught courses at different universities in Ethiopia and Australia, and managed projects and services. Currently, he is a casual academic at Adelaide University. His academic roles include teaching and research.
In 2022, Legesse was a visiting researcher at the University of Oxford (Centre for Socio-Legal Studies). He has held various prestigious scholarships including Adelaide Scholarship International, Netherlands Government Scholarship, Open Society Foundation London Civil Society Scholar Award, Central European University Scholarship and UN International Law Fellowship. He holds LLB (Haramaya University), LLM in Comparative Constitutional Law (Central European University), LLM in International and European Public Law (Erasmus University Rotterdam), and PhD in Law (the University of Adelaide). He is a member of national, regional, and international law societies including Ethiopian Lawyers Association, Australian Law Academics Association, the African Network of Constitutional Lawyers, International Association of Constitutional Law, and International Society of Public Law (ICON-S).
| Date | Position | Institution name |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 - ongoing | Sessional Academic | Adelaide University |
| 2024 - 2025 | Sessional Academic/Seminar Leader | Adelaide Law School, University of Adelaide |
| 2024 - 2025 | Seminar Leader | University of South Australia |
| 2024 - ongoing | Casual Researcher | Institute for International Trade, University of Adelaide |
| 2020 - 2024 | Higher Degree by Research Student (PhD, Law) | University of Adelaide |
| 2018 - 2020 | Assistant Professor in Law | Ethiopian Civil Service University |
| 2016 - 2018 | Assistant Professor in Law | Jimma University |
| Date | Institution name | Country | Title |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 - 2024 | University of Adelaide | Australia | PhD in Law |
| 2015 - 2016 | Erasmus University Rotterdam | Netherlands | LLM, International Law |
| 2009 - 2010 | Central European University | Hungary | LLM, Comparative Constitutional Law |
| 2004 - 2008 | Haramaya University | Ethiopia | LLB |
| Year | Citation |
|---|---|
| 2026 | Mengie, L. T. (2026). Non-judicial constitutional review and the rule of law: The case of Ethiopia. International Journal of Constitutional Law, 24(3). |
| 2026 | Mengie, L. T. (2026). Federalism as an Instrument for Unity and the Protection of Minorities: A Comparative Overview: Ethiopia, India and the US. Mizan Law Review, 10(2), 265-295. Scopus5 |
| 2023 | Mengie, L. (2023). The House of Federation of Ethiopia: Unfit for Federalism. Review of Constitutional Studies, 27(2). |
| 2021 | Mengie, L. (2021). COVID-19 and elections in Ethiopia: exploring constitutional interpretation by the House of the Federation as an exit strategy. Law, Democracy and Development, 25(3), 64-89. |
| 2019 | Mengie, L. T. (2019). The Global Financial Regulatory System and the Rule of Law: An Appraisal of the Regulatory Process under Basel III. Law, Democracy and Development, 23(1). |
| 2017 | Mengie, L. T. (2017). Restrictions on Rural Land Transaction in Ethiopia: The Case of the Regional States of Amhara, Oromia, and Southern Nations, Nationalities and Peoples. Mekelle University Law Journal, 5. |
| 2017 | Mengie, L. (2017). Federalism as an Instrument for Unity and the Protection of Minorities: A Comparative Overview: Ethiopia, India and the US. Mizan Law Review, 10(2). |
| 2016 | Mengie, L. T. (2016). Global Trade Governance: WTO Accountability to Local Stakeholders. Global Trade and Customs Journal, 11(Issue 7/8), 328-331. |
| 2016 | Mengie, L. T. (2016). Urban Land Acquisition and Social Justice in Ethiopia. Haramaya Law Review, 4(1). |
| 2016 | Mengie, L. T. (2016). Market Integration through WTO Law and Questions of Democracy: The Case of Ethiopia’s Accession to the WTO. Global Trade and Customs Journal, 11(Issue 3), 134-139. |
| 2015 | Mengie, L. T. (2015). ETHNIC FEDERALISM AND CONFLICT IN ETHIOPIA: WHAT LESSONS CAN OTHER JURISDICTIONS DRAW?. African Journal of International and Comparative Law, 23(3), 462-475. Scopus13 WoS11 |
| 2014 | Mengie, L. T. (2014). The Ethiopian Urban Land Lease Holding Law: Tenure Security and Property Rights. Jimma University Journal of Law, Vol.6. |
| 2011 | Mengie, L. T. (2011). Equal and Effective Protection for Ethiopian Urban Indigents: Constitutionality of the Existing Urban Land Tenure System and Access to Land. Jimma University Journal of Law, Vol. 3. |
| Year | Citation |
|---|---|
| 2023 | Mengie, L. (2023). Access to Constitutional Justice: The Case of Non-Judicial Constitutional Review. In Comparative Constitutional Law. Sydney. |
| 2022 | Mengie, L. T. (2022). The House of Federation of Ethiopia: Political and Adjudicative Roles in the Same Hands. In Constitutional Transformations. World Congress of Constitutional Law, Johannesburg. |
| 2022 | Mengie, L. T. (2022). Open Access to Constitutional Justice: Institutional Design as an Impediment. In Access to Justice. Oxford. |
| 2021 | Mengie, L. (2021). COVID-19, Elections and Constitutional Review in Ethiopia. In The Future of Public Law. Online. |
| Year | Citation |
|---|---|
| 2024 | Mengie, L. (2024). Due Diligence Legislation and Policies: Australia’s Transparency-Based Approach to Addressing Risks of Modern Slavery in Supply Chains, Institute for International Trade, University of Adelaide, Policy Brief 27. https://iit.adelaide.edu.au/news/list/2024/10/09/due-diligence-legislation-and-policies. DOI |
Civil Society Scholar Award (Open Society Foundation London) 2022
Adelaide Scholarship International 2020
UN Regional Courses in International Law Fellowship 2017
Netherlands Masters Fellowship (NUFFIC) 2015
Central European University Scholarship 2009
University of South Australia
Law Government and Citizenship
Constitutional Law
Legal Analytics and Research
Administrative Law
University of Adelaide
Australian Constitutional Law
Administrative Law
Principles of Public Law
Jimma University
Constitutional Law
Federalism
International Trade Law
International Investment Law
Ethiopian Civil Service University
Comparative Constitutional Law
Subnational Constitutions and Local Government
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