Ethiopia and eritrea have been bitter enemies for decades, fighting a border war in 19982000 that cost nearly 80 000 lives and remains a flashpoint today. Eritreaethiopia claims commission, partial award, prisoners of war, ethiopias claim 4, between the federal democratic republic of ethiopia and the state of eritrea. Executive summary the united nations general assembly has called in ga 64236 for a united nations conference on sustainable development uncsd in 2012. The eritreaethiopia claims commission oversteps its boundaries. Addis abeba, june 212018 the outbreak of war between eritrea and ethiopia in the concluding years of the twentieth century is a truly tragic development. It qualifies as one of the most outstanding failures of the generation that fought for justice in both eritrea and ethiopia under the previous regimes and paid heavy sacrifices. The commission has decided that claims may be filed in the following six categories. Ethiopia claims commission eecc confirmed that, in. Eritreaethiopia claims commission, final award, pensions.
Eritrea ethiopia boundary commission observations of 21. Asil insight september 4, 2009 eritreaethiopia claims. The approach of the eritreaethiopia claims commission towards the treatment of protected persons in international humanitarian law. It provides, inter alia, that the commission is to decide through binding arbitration claims for all loss, damage or injury by one government against the other that. On august 17, 2009, the eritreaethiopia claims commission issued its final awards on the claims of the two sides for injury and loss suffered during their 19982000 conflict. Ethiopia and eritrea continue to fuel the civil war in somalia. Eritrea eritrea is situated in the droughtprone region of the horn of africa, rendering it vulnerable to persistent water shortages and food deficits. Ethiopias foreign minister, seyoum mesfin, announced the decision of the border commission on saturday at the ministry of foreign affairs. The commission finds that it does not have jurisdiction over ethiopia s claim for the loss of property in eritrea s ports to the extent that it is based on property not owned by ethiopia or ethiopian nationals. Yesterday, the eritreaethiopia claims commission awarded final damage awards for the fifteen partial and final awards on liability it rendered between july 1, 2003 and december 19, 2005. Ethiopia claims 45,000 eritrean casualties world news.
Ethiopia accepts ethioeritrea boundary findings, border. For my comments, i will focus on the experience of the eritreaethiopia claims commission, before which i appeared on behalf of the government of ethiopia from 2001 to 2008. The border commission charged with deciding on the border between ethiopia and eritrea is due to finish two weeks of hearings on friday. The objectives of the conference is to secure renewed political commitment for sustainable development. These included arrangements regarding the pensions of former ethiopian state employees, military personnel and. Rules applicable to all proceedings section i introductory rules scope of application article 1 1. On 19 december 2005, the eritreaethiopia claims commission the. Eritreaethiopia claims commission partial award office of legal. Eritreaethiopia, partial award on pows how does law. Eritreaethiopia claims commission partial award civilians claims ethiopias claim 5 between the federal democratic republic of ethiopia and the state of eritrea by the claims commission, composed of. The eritreaethiopia claims commission oversteps its. Paul lucy reed the hague, december 19, 2005 partial awardjus ad bellum ethiopia s claims 18 between the claimant. Paul lucy reed the hague, december 17, 2004 partial awardcivilians.
One of ethiopias claims was that eritrea initiated the armed conflict by an illegal use of force. The experience of the eritreaethiopia claims commission. The delegations visiting ethiopia and eritrea aimed to interview victims of human rights violations in as neutral and private a situation as possible and also to receive the views of relevant government officials, members of international organizations and local ngos. In good years, approximately half of total food needs are met by domestic production.
After eritrea became independent in 1993, the state of eritrea eritrea and the federal democratic republic of ethiopia ethiopia entered into discussions and arrangements regarding the rights and obligations of the previously unitary state of ethiopia. The eritreaethiopia boundary commission delivered its decision on delimitation of the border between eritrea and ethiopia to representatives of. Pdf the eritreaethiopia claims commission and customary. Eritrea was an italian colony from 1889 until the british defeated the italian forces there in. Litigating war mass civil injury and the eritreaethiopia claims commission sean d. Eritreaethiopia claims commission final award ethiopias damages. Consequently, this claim was heard in the commissions april 1115, 2005 hearings on liability. Ari dybnis, was the eritreaethiopia claims commission merely a zerosum game. Christine gray abstract the recent decision by the eritreaethiopia claims commission on the ius ad bellum claims of ethiopia that eritrea had violated the law on the use of force in starting the 1998 2000 war between the two states is a troubling one. The mandate of the commission is to decide through binding arbitration all claims for loss, damage or injury by one government against the other, and by nationals including both. Peace agreements digital collection eritreaethiopia agreement. At the time of issuing to the demarcation team its first set of demarcation instructions, the commission considers it opportune to offer the. Pursuant to article 5, paragraph 7, of the agreement between the government of the federal democratic republic of ethiopia and the government of the state of eritrea.
The war between ethiopia and eritrea institute for. Eritrea ethiopia boundery commission eebc decisions. Was the eritreaafiethiopia claims commission merely a zerosum. The recent decision by the eritreaethiopia claims commission on the ius ad bellum claims of ethiopia that eritrea had violated the. Eritreas and ethiopias damage claims international legal. The commission was established to determine claims for breaches of. The commission s mandate temporal scope of jurisdiction under article 51 of the agreement of december 12, 2000 the agreement, the commission has jurisdiction over all claims for loss, damage or injury by one government against the other. On august 17, 2009, the eritrea ethiopia claims commission issued its final awards on the claims of the two sides for injury and loss suffered during their 19982000 conflict. Eritrea s main claims and ethiopia s defenses have their origins in the unusual circumstances leading to the emergence of eritrea as a separate state during the early 1990s. For example, the commission had proposed at the outset a mass claims process under which the parties might file claims for fixed amounts for different categories of individual claimants. The approach of the eritreaethiopia claims commission. Offers an overview of the eritreaethiopia war, as well as examples of violations committed by both sides. Mass civil injury and the eritreaethiopia claims commission terrorism and global justice murphy, sean d. With this final award in eritreas claims for damages, and its companion final award in ethiopias damages claims, the eritreaethiopia claims commission largely completes its work.
Article 5, paragraph 1, of the agreement defines the jurisdiction of the commission. Civilian claims eritreas claims 15, 16, 23 and 2732. Bbc news africa eritrea, ethiopia make border claims. The awards on liability and damages for violations of international humanitarian law of the eritreaethiopia claims commission uncover both the extent of state responsibility for unlawful displacement and deportation of civilian population resulting from wrongful actions of belligerents under international law and the availability of remedies for victims of such violations. Icj case ethiopia v eritrea by teimun newsletter issuu. Mass civil injury and the eritreaethiopia claims commission terrorism and global justice. Won kidane, civil liability for violations of international humanitarian law. On 19 december 2005 the eritreaethiopia claims commission decided on ethiopia s claims that eritrea had violated the rules of international law on the use of force in its partial award on the ius ad bellum claims of ethiopia.
In may 1998, hostilities between ethiopia and eritrea led to a large scale war that began when eritrean forces occupied the border town o. Displacement of civilians during armed conflict in the. Eritreaethiopia, awards on occupation how does law. By a letter dated 7 june 2002 eritrea requested that the commission adopt an interim order.
Eritreaethiopia boundary commission decision regarding. Fpc four power commission jah journal of african history jmas journal of modern african studies lpp liberal progressive party mef, hq middle east forces, headqaurters ml moslem league mpr monthly political report neas northeast african studies nten new times and ethiopia news plf popular liberation forces plo palestinian liberation organization. Decision of the eritrea ethiopia boundery commission on the border between eritrea and ethiopia. The border commission was established following the peace agreement between the two countries signed in algiers in december 2000. Prisoners of war, ethiopias claim 4 paras 1 to 80 source. According to the ap, both sides will accept the awards, but neither is apparently thrilled with the final. On may 1998 ethiopia, in what eritrean radio described as a total war policy, mobilized its forces for a full assault against eritrea. Ethiopia accepts ethioeritrea boundary findings, border war expected to end africanews. Ethiopia proposed that, instead of giving damage awards, the commission should create a mechanism a to increase the flow of relief and development funds from. For more detailed commentary on the work of the commission, see christine gray, the eritreaethiopia claims commission oversteps its boundaries. Eritreaethiopia claims commission awards final damages. The parties shall file their briefs and supporting e idence on group. The eritreaethiopia conflict and the algiers agreement. Romesh weeramantry in its seven partial awards and two final awards issued on 19 december 2005, the eritrea ethiopia claims commission1 has produced a significant body of case law on the subject of international armed conflict.
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