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- Publisher
- Edinburgh University Press
- Copyright
- © Edinburgh University Press 2017
- Subject
- Articles; African Studies
- ISSN
- 0954-8890
- eISSN
- 1755-1609
- DOI
- 10.3366/ajicl.2017.0191
- Publisher site
- See Article on Publisher Site
Abstract
<jats:p> This article explores the reasons why Ethiopia relied on legal resolution with its territorial boundary dispute with Eritrea when it could have relied on its relative military power to dictate the terms and conditions of peace. It dismisses Ethiopia's familiarity with Western-style legal resolution and its relative lack of nationalism as potential explanations, instead focusing on Ethiopia's general sense of exceptionalism from its history as an African and global leader and as a respecter of international law, among other key factors. Ethiopia's example provides considerable hope that legal resolution can be used more frequently with politically sensitive disputes between states. </jats:p>
Journal
African Journal of International and Comparative Law – Edinburgh University Press
Published: May 1, 2017