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The Experience of the Eritrea-Ethiopia Claims Commission

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  28 February 2017

Sean D. Murphy*
Affiliation:
George Washington University

Abstract

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Fact-Finding in Interstate Disputes
Copyright
Copyright © American Society of International Law 2012

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References

1 Eritrea-Ethiopia Claims Commission, Rules of Procedure, art. 14(1) (Oct. 2001), available at http://www.pca-cpa.org.

2 Id. art. 14(4).

3 Central Front, Ethiopia’s Claim 2, Partial Award, para. 112 (Apr. 28, 2004), 43 I.L.M. 1275 (2004).

4 Prisoners of War, Eritrea’s Claim No. 17, Partial Award, para. 44 (July 1, 2003), 42 I.L.M. 1083 (2003).

5 Id. para 46; see Ethiopia’s Central Front Claim, supra note 3, para. 20.

6 See, e.g., Prisoners of War, Ethiopia’s Claim No. 4, Partial Award, para. 38 (July 1, 2003), 42 I.L.M. 1056 (2003).

7 Id.

8 Algiers Agreement, Eth.-Eri„ art. 5(12), Dec. 12, 2000, 2138 U.N.T.S. 94, 40 I.L.M. 260 (2001). The Commission’s work ultimately lasted about eight years.

9 Ethiopia’s Pow Claim, supra note 6, para 54; Western Front, Aerial Bombardment and Related Claims, Eritrea’s Claims 1, 3, 5, 9-13, 14, 21, 25 & 26, Partial Award, para. 91 (Dec. 19, 2005), 45 I.L.M. 396 (2006).

10 Ethiopia’s Pow Claim, supra note 6, para. 54.

11 Id.

12 Ethiopia’s Central Front Claim, supra note 3, para. 37; Civilians Claims, Ethiopia’s Claim 5, Partial Award, para. 85 (Dec. 17, 2004), 40 I.L.M. 430 (2005).

13 Id.

14 Rules of Procedure, supra note 1, art. 14(2).

15 Ethiopia’s Tow Claim, supra note 6, para. 44.

16 Eritrea’s Pow Claim, supra note 4, para. 48.

17 Civilians Claims, Eritrea’s Claims 15, 16, 23 & 27-32, Partial Award, para. 1 (Dec. 17, 2004), 44 I.L.M. 601 (2005).

18 Ethiopia’s Central Front Claim, supra note 3, paras. 22, 72.

19 See, e.g., Central Front, Eritrea’s Claims 2, 4, 6, 7, 8 & 22, Partial Award, para. 28 (Apr. 28, 2004), 43 I.L.M. 1249 (2004) (referring to testimony of Brigadier General Alemu Ayele for Ethiopia); Ethiopia’s Central Front Claim, supra note 3, para 22 (referring to testimony of Col. Abraham Ogbasellassie for Eritrea.)

20 Eritrea’s Pow Claim, supra note 4, para. 48.

21 Id.

22 See, e.g., Eritrea’s Central Front Claim, supra note 19, para. 28 (referring to testimony of U.S. Army General (Ret.) Charles W. Dyke for Ethiopia.)

23 Id. (referring to testimony of Mr. Henrik Tobeisen and Mr. William Arkin for Eritrea); Id. para. 109 (Mr. Laurent Bouillet for Eritrea); Ethiopia’s Central Front Claim, supra note 3, para. 22 (Major (Ret.) Paul Noack and Col. (Ret.) Jake Bell).

24 The parties relied heavily on signed declarations. In the Pow case, for example, Eritrea submitted seventy-seven signed declarations in support of its affirmative case, forty-eight of which were from former prisoners of war and ten of which were from former civilian internees. Eritrea’s Pow Claim, supra note 4, para. 48. Likewise, Ethiopia submitted thirty declarations in support of its affirmative case, all of which were from former prisoners of war. Ethiopia’s Pow Claim, supra note 6, paras. 39, 42.

25 Eritrea’s Pow Claim, supra note 4, para. 49.

26 Ethiopia’s Pow Claim, supra note 6, paras. 39-42.

27 Eritrea’s Pow Claim, supra note 4, para. 48.

28 Ethiopia’s Pow Claim, supra note 6, para. 39.

29 Eritrea’s Civilians Claims, supra note 17, para. 32.

30 Ethiopia’s Central Front Claim, supra note 3, para. 72.

31 Id. paras. 72, 73(4).

32 Eritrea’s Central Front Claims, supra note 19, para. 62.

33 Id. paras. 62-64.

34 Id. paras. 75, 76.

35 Id. para. 76.

36 Id. para. 78.

37 Id. para. 91.

38 Id. paras. 62, 63.