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Seera Safuu, Dhoowwaa, Basaqqessaa, Goroo and Asaasaa

 

Seera Safuu

 

Is the “laws of God and laws of the universe.” It is the understanding and appreciation of differences to enable peaceful coexistence of natural things. Human rights and environmental protections are viewed collectively.

 

Safuu is laws of nature. Sin (Cubbuu) is against Safuu.

 

Seera Dhoowwaa

 

“The law of secrets”

Gadaa and Waaqeffannaa state that 50 / 100 laws are public. The rest are secret.

Only those that undergo 5 Gadaa cycles know the secrets.

 

Seera Basaqqessaa

 

Are the public laws or “laws of the land.” These are laws that the Oromo Nation live by and deals with matters that impact the people’s interactions amongst the Nation and with foreign nations.The laws are what traditional address crimes such as but not limited to theft,domestic abuse, assault, extortion,bribery and murder.

 

Seera Goroo

 

Are the laws that restrict power within a given territory. “The specific law that constrains the movement of GADAA councillors is known as seera Goro.” The law prevents GADAA leaders from extending administration over Oromo in another province.

 

Seera Asaasaa

 

Are the laws that are applied in secret. These laws can include serious and sensitive matters such as homicide within a family. In some context, one could say these matters are related to family law.

Source: Bokku, Dirribu Demissie. Oromo Wisdom in Black Civilization. April 2011, Finfinnee Printing & Publishing, Oromia

 

 

  1. The Premise that the Laws Stand Above All Men

  2. Accountability: The Role of Confession and Penalty

  3. Subordination of Warriors to Deliberative Assemblies

  4. Man Made Laws and The Great Law Makers

    Daawwee Gobboo (1706) 
    Makoo Bilii (1580)
     
  5. Supreme Authority of the General Assembly

  6. Government by Council and Assemblies - Seniority and Equality

  7.  

    Term of Office and Measurement of Time

  8.  

    Limitation of Office to a Single Term

  9.  

    A Period of Testing: Time Gap between Election and Investiture

  10.  

    Use of History as Precedent and Ethical Guide (Dhacch’i)

  11.  

    Hereditary and Elective Leadership

  12.  

    Principle of Staggered Succession

  13.  

    Principle of Alliance of Alternative Groups

  14.  

    The Problem of Discontinuity of Authority

  15.  

    Principle of Balanced Opposition

  16.  

    Distribution of Power across Generations

  17.  

    Separation of Powers: Functional and Spatial

  18.  

    Separation of the Ritual and Political Domain (Mura and Ebba)


    Source: Bokku, Dirribu Demissie. Oromo Wisdom in Black Civilization. April 2011, Finfinnee Printing & Publishing, Oromia
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