Eritrea–Ethiopia Claims Commission

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The Eritrea–Ethiopia Claims Commission was an independent arbitral body established under international auspices to adjudicate claims and assign responsibility for damages arising from the Eritrean–Ethiopian War.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf ad hoc tribunal
arbitral tribunal
international claims commission
administeredBy Permanent Court of Arbitration
appliesLaw customary international law
international human rights law
international humanitarian law
treaty law binding on the parties
appliesToJurisdiction Eritrea
Ethiopia
appointedBy Eritrea
Ethiopia
Secretary-General of the United Nations
bindingOn Eritrea
Ethiopia
cannotBeAppealed true
conflictAddressed Eritrean–Ethiopian War
country Eritrea
Ethiopia
dateEstablished 2000
decisionType final and binding awards
dissolved 2009
endTime 2009
establishedBy Agreement between the Government of the State of Eritrea and the Government of the Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia
Algiers Agreement
establishedUnderAuspicesOf Organization of African Unity
Permanent Court of Arbitration
United Nations
hasNumberOfMembers 5
headquarters The Hague
language English
legalBasis Article 5 of the Algiers Agreement
locatedIn Netherlands
The Hague
mandate adjudicate claims for loss, damage or injury arising from the Eritrean–Ethiopian War
determine liability of Eritrea and Ethiopia under international law
member George H. Aldrich NERFINISHED
Hans van Houtte
James Crawford
John Crook
Tullio Treves
notableFor interpretation of jus ad bellum in the context of the Eritrean–Ethiopian War
jurisprudence on state responsibility for violations of international humanitarian law
periodCoveredByClaims 1998–2000
startTime December 2000
subjectMatter state responsibility
treatment of civilians
treatment of prisoners of war
use of force and jus ad bellum
war damages
subjectOf Eritrea–Ethiopia Claims Commission self-linksurface differs
surface form: Eritrea–Ethiopia Claims Commission Final Awards

Eritrea–Ethiopia Claims Commission self-linksurface differs
surface form: Eritrea–Ethiopia Claims Commission Partial Awards

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Eritrean–Ethiopian War legalOutcome Eritrea–Ethiopia Claims Commission
Algiers Agreement establishedBody Eritrea–Ethiopia Claims Commission
Eritrea–Ethiopia Claims Commission subjectOf Eritrea–Ethiopia Claims Commission self-linksurface differs
this entity surface form: Eritrea–Ethiopia Claims Commission Partial Awards
Eritrea–Ethiopia Claims Commission subjectOf Eritrea–Ethiopia Claims Commission self-linksurface differs
this entity surface form: Eritrea–Ethiopia Claims Commission Final Awards
Eritrea–Ethiopia Boundary Commission ruling of 2002 relatedInstrument Eritrea–Ethiopia Claims Commission
this entity surface form: Eritrea–Ethiopia Claims Commission decisions