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1 online resource (756 pages) |
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Intro -- Preface -- Introductory Remarks -- Contents -- About the Editors -- Abbreviations and Acronyms -- Part IThe Historical Background of the Conflict Between Eritrea and Ethiopia -- 1 The Lines of Tension in the Horn and the Ethiopia-Eritrea Case -- 1.1 Introduction -- 1.2 Centre and Periphery -- 1.3 In the Aftermath of Colonialism -- 1.4 The Narrow Road to Self-determination -- 1.5 An Inter-State War -- References -- 2 The Historical Background of the 1998-2000 War: Some Salient Points -- 2.1 Introduction -- 2.2 The Vacillating Status of the Ethio-Eritrean Border/Boundary |
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2.3 Eritrea as 'Terra Irredenta' -- 2.4 Deep-Rooted Authoritarian Tradition -- 2.5 Conclusion -- 3 Burdened by the Past and Stranded in the Present. The Weight of History in the Relations Between Eritrea and Ethiopia -- 3.1 Introduction -- 3.2 The Troubled Nineteenth Century: The Geopolitics of Märäb Mällaš -- 3.3 Re-imagining Communities: The Impact of Colonialism -- 3.4 Experimenting with Democracy and Nationalism: The Vibrant Forties -- 3.5 Rivalry, Nationalisms and Spread Conflict: The Federal Period -- 3.6 Rival Nationalisms, Radicalism and Protracted Warfare: The Liberation Struggle |
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3.7 Conclusions -- References -- Part IIThe International Legal Framework for the Settlement of the Dispute -- 4 The 2000 Algiers Agreements -- 4.1 Introduction -- 4.2 Early Diplomatic Efforts and the OAU Framework Agreement, the Modalities for Its Implementation and the Technical Arrangements (November 1998-August 1999) -- 4.3 The Agreement on Cessation of Hostilities (18 June 2000) -- 4.4 The Agreement of 12 December 2000 Between the Government of the Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia and the Government of the State of Eritrea: An Attempt for a Comprehensive Solution |
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4.5 The Boundary Commission and the Reaction to Its Decision on Delimitation -- 4.6 The Claims Commission Compared to Other Similar Bodies -- 4.7 Concluding Remarks: Intrinsic Limits of the December 2000 Algiers Agreement and Its Failure to End the Conflict -- References -- 5 The Involvement of the UN in the Management of the 1998-2000 Crisis and the Role of the UN Mission in Ethiopia and Eritrea (UNMEE) -- 5.1 The Different Roles Played by the UN During the Fighting Between Ethiopia and Eritrea: The Political Phase -- 5.1.1 The Sanctions Adopted against the Two Countries |
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5.1.2 The Humanitarian Action -- 5.2 The Signing of the 18 June 2000 Agreement on Cessation of Hostilities and the Request for the Deployment of a UN Peacekeeping Operation -- 5.3 The Establishment of the United Nations Mission in Ethiopia and Eritrea (UNMEE) -- 5.4 UNMEE Original Mandate and Its Evolution -- 5.5 UNMEE in Action: The Activities Carried Out and the Problems Faced in Implementing Its Mandate -- 5.6 The Decision to Terminate the Mission: UN Security Council Resolution 1827 (2008) -- 5.7 Concluding Remarks -- References -- 6 Some Remarks on the Nature and Practice of UNMEE |
| Summary |
This book centres on the war that raged between Eritrea and Ethiopia from 1998 to 2000, a war that caused great loss of life and tremendous devastation. It analyses the war in great detail from an international legal perspective: the nature and the state of the boundary conflict preceding the actual armed conflict, the military actions themselves, the role of the UN peace-keeping mission, the responsibility for the multitude of explosive remnants of the war left behind. Ample attention is paid to the decisions of the Eritrea-Ethiopia Claims Commission and the Eritrea-Ethiopia Boundary Commission. This study is not limited to the war and the period immediately following it, it also examines its more extended aftermath prolonging the analysis as far as the more recent improvement in the relations between Eritrea and Ethiopia, away from a situation of no war, no peace that prevailed after the armed conflict ended. The analysis of the war and its aftermath is not only in terms of international legal issues, it has been placed in a wider than strictly legal perspective. The book is a valuable work for academics and practitioners in international law, human rights and humanitarian law in particular, for political scientists, diplomats, civil servants, historians, and all those others seriously interested in the Horn of Africa. Andrea de Guttry is Full Professor of Public International Law at the Scuola Superiore Sant'Anna in Pisa, Italy. Harry H.G. Post is Adjunct Professor in the Faculté Libre de Droit of the Université Catholique de Lille in Lille, France. Gabriella Venturini is Professor Emerita in the Dipartimento di Studi internazionali, giuridici e storico-politici of the Università degli Studi di Milano in Milan, Italy |
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6.1 The Character and Nature of UNMEE |
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Eritrean-Ethiopian War, 1998-2000.
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War (International law)
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Humanitarian law -- Ethiopia
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Humanitarian law -- Eritrea
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Boundaries
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Humanitarian law
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War (International law)
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Ethiopia -- Boundaries -- Eritrea
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Ethiopia -- Claims vs. Eritrea
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Eritrea -- Boundaries -- Ethiopia
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Eritrea -- Claims vs. Ethiopia
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Eritrea
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Ethiopia
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| Author |
De Guttry, Andrea.
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Post, H. H. G.
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Venturini, Gabriella.
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| ISBN |
9789462654396 |
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9462654395 |
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