The Role of Customary Conflict Resolution Mechanisms and Elders in Preserving Peace and Security (The Case of Sheko Community, South West Ethiopia)
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In Ethiopia, traditional peacekeeping institutions and their applications are a common phenomenon in keeping the peace for a long time. The role of sustaining the institutions and using them as a peace-keeping mechanism rests on the elders of each generation. Without elders’ engagement, the institutions are nothing by themselves. This paper tried to show the role of customary conflict resolution mechanisms and elders in preserving peace and security in the Sheko community to show their importance and use them to address ethnic conflicts. To achieve the study’s objectives, different methods like focus group discussion, participant observation, and interviews are used. In addition, the researcher tried to review various kinds of literature regarding the role of customary conflict resolution mechanisms and elders. After all, the results showed that the people of Sheko possess a weighty customary system for resolving disputes that are based on harmony, understanding, spiritual unity, and strength. The findings also demonstrated that traditional dispute resolution methods through elders are more flexible, affordable, and accessible to the local community than the formal court system, allowing the government of Ethiopia to design policies and laws that deal with institutionalizing and harmonizing traditional dispute resolution methods within the nation's legal system and providing elders and indigenous people with the proper recognition.
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