Legtimacy of the Memorendum of Understanding Between Ethiopia and Somaliland; Special Emphasis on the Legality of Ethiopia's Recognition of the State of Somaliland
| dc.contributor.advisor | Mohamed Habib | |
| dc.contributor.author | Teweldebrhan Mamo | |
| dc.date.accessioned | 2026-05-22T07:48:01Z | |
| dc.date.available | 2026-05-22T07:48:01Z | |
| dc.date.issued | 2024-06-01 | |
| dc.description.abstract | During the colonial era Somaliland has been under the rule of Britain. In June 1960 British colonizers left Somaliland and the latter proclaimed its independence. After the withdrawal of the colonial forces the state of Somaliland gained recognition of more than 35 countries including USA. But this sovereignty lasted only for five days until Somaliland consensually form a union with Italian Somalia to form the republic of Somalia. The union comes to an end in 1991 after the collapse of an oppressive regime of said bare who ruled the country for over 20 years. With the collapse of the said bare regime the republic of Somalia also collapsed of which the current state of Somaliland emerged through a unilateral declaration of independence. Although from that time on, Somaliland continued as a de facto state, no country dared to recognize it as an independent state and the state of Somalia even claims that Somaliland is still part of Somalia. Against this background, the government of Ethiopia signed a memorandum of understanding in 2024 with the state of Somaliland by which Ethiopia committed to recognize Somaliland and the latter committed to allow its coastline to Ethiopia. Immediately after the conclusion of this memorandum of understanding, the government of the state of Somalia issued a press release stating that the MOU violates the sovereignty and territorial integrity of the Federal Republic of Somalia. The republic of Somalia believes that the unilateral declaration of independence by Somaliland is illegal and Somaliland is still an integral part of the republic. This research has addressed if Ethiopia’s recognition of the state of Somaliland is indeed in line with the principle of international law such as respect for the sovereignty and territorial integrity of states, uti possidetis and nonintervention in the internal affairs of state and I argue that it is | |
| dc.identifier.uri | https://etd.aau.edu.et/handle/123456789/8096 | |
| dc.language.iso | en | |
| dc.publisher | Addis Ababa University | |
| dc.subject | Recognition | |
| dc.subject | Uti possidetis | |
| dc.subject | Territorial integrity | |
| dc.subject | Sovereignty | |
| dc.subject | Statehood | |
| dc.title | Legtimacy of the Memorendum of Understanding Between Ethiopia and Somaliland; Special Emphasis on the Legality of Ethiopia's Recognition of the State of Somaliland | |
| dc.type | Thesis |