LLB (AAU), LLM (University of Ghent)
- Taught law at Mekelle University, Tigray, Ethiopia since 2002,
- Taught law at the University of Botswana from 2013-14,
- Taught law at the University of Botswana from 2016 to-date,
- has given legal expert opinions on Ethiopian laws for several international construction arbitrations,
- published several articles on public procurement law, construction law and ADR and Arbitration in national and international journals.
Teaching areas include:
- International investment law
- International commercial arbitration
- Insolvency law
- Law of secured transactions
- Construction law
Research areas include:
- Investment law
- ADR and Arbitration law
- Public Procurement Law and Public Private Partnership law
- Construction law
- Private International Law
- International investment law
- Public Procurement law and Public Private Partnership laws
- Commercial and investment dispute resolution mechanisms
- Construction law
Bahta, T.H (2018), “Conflicting Legal Regimes Vying for Application: The Old Administrative Contracts Law or The Modern Public Procurement Law for Ethiopia”, African Public Procurement Law Journal, Vol.4, No.1, available at http://applj.journals.ac.za; University of Stellenbosch, African Procurement Law Unit (APLU), South Africa.
Bahta, T.H (2016), ‘Framework Procurement Contracts in the Ethiopian Public Procurement Law’, Public Procurement Law Review, Thomson Reuters, Sweet & Maxwell: UK., Vol.25, No.2, pp. 35-50
Bahta, T.H (2012), ‘Complaints Review and Remedies under the Federal Government Procurement Law in Ethiopia’, Public Procurement Law Review, Thomson Reuters, Sweet & Maxwell: UK., Vol.21, No.5, pp.188-203
Bahta, T.H (2011), ‘Recognition and Enforcement of Foreign Arbitral Awards in Civil and Commercial Matters in Ethiopia’, Mizan Law Review, Vol.5, No.1, pp.105-140