Ethiopian yearbook of international law, 2018 : in pursuit of peace and prosperity

"EtYIL 2018 comes at a time when multilateralism and its underpinning norms of international law and institutions are under siege. At the same time, in 2018, Africa stood out for upholding multilateralism and international law. From the adoption of the Agreement establishing the African Continental Free Trade Area to the signing of peace agreements that brought to an end two decades of hostilities between Eritrea and Ethiopia, 2018 was indeed a remarkable year for international law in Africa. EtYIL 2018 covers some of these issues, including the Eritrea-Ethiopia Claims Commission decisions on jus ad bellum, jus in bello, evidentiary and procedural matters and the role of arbitration in upholding the international rule of law. Such new developments as the lifting of UN sanctions against Eritrea and the agreements signed between Eritrea and Ethiopia are also covered in this volume. The volume further devotes considerable attention to other legal issues including: the use and misuse of European patent law to the detriment of developing countries' interests, sharing transboundary resources, production sharing agreements on extractives , evolving rules governing economic relations between Africa and the European Union in the context of Brexit, contract-farming in the African cocoa and chocolate industry, the International Criminal Court and human rights law, and cyber-attacks and the role of international law in tackling them. These chapters, authored by experts from Africa, Asia, Europe and North America not only bring new and diverse voices to the international law discourse; they also contribute to EtYIL's overarching goal of contributing to the effort to rebalance the narrative of international law"--Back cover Front Matter ....Pages i-vi Front Matter ....Pages 1-1 In Pursuit of Peace and Prosperity through International Law (Zeray Yihdego, Melaku Geboye Desta, Marta Belete Hailu)....Pages 3-8 Front Matter ....Pages 9-9 Ten Years on: A Look at the Legacy of the Eritrea-Ethiopia Claims Commission (Thomas R. Snider, Aishwarya Suresh Nair)....Pages 11-34 Disputed Territories and the Law on the Use of Force: Lessons from the Eritrea-Ethiopia Case (Constantinos Yiallourides, Zeray Yihdego)....Pages 35-61 Patenting Developing Countries’ Traditional Knowledge As New Invention: An Examination of the Teff Processing Patent Claim by a Dutch Company and the Way Forward (Beka Melkamu Tesgera)....Pages 63-89 International Water Cooperation in Europe: Lessons for the Nile Basin Countries? (Götz Reichert)....Pages 91-118 Production Sharing Agreements in Africa: Sovereignty and Relationality (John Paterson)....Pages 119-147 Contract-Farming in Cocoa Value Chains in Africa: Possibilities and Challenges (Lindsey Callahan)....Pages 149-180 Africa Post-Brexit in EU Development Cooperation Policy and UK Trade Policy: Investing in New Relationships? (Joseph A. McMahon)....Pages 181-203 The Obligation of Due Diligence and Cyber-Attacks: Bridging the Gap Between Universal and Differential Approaches for States (Enenu O. Okwori)....Pages 205-242 Front Matter ....Pages 243-243 L. Chenwi and T. Soboka Bulta (eds.): Extraterritorial Human Rights Obligations from an African Perspective (Cedric Ryngaert)....Pages 245-251 James Nyawo: Selective Enforcement and International Criminal Law: The International Criminal Court and Africa (Chris Maina Peter)....Pages 253-258 Front Matter ....Pages 259-259 Peace Agreements Between Ethiopia and Eritrea: Ending Two Decades of Hostilities—An Introductory Note (Melaku Geboye Desta)....Pages 261-268 Commentary: UN Security Council Resolution 2444 (2018) and the Lifting of Sanctions Against Eritrea: A Commentary on Domestic and Regional Perspectives (Nicole Hirt)....Pages 269-285