Professor Zeray Yihdego
Personal Chair
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- Email Address
- zeray.yihdego@abdn.ac.uk
- Telephone Number
- +44 (0)1224 272438
- School/Department
- School of Law
Biography
Professor Yihdego has joined Aberdeen Law School in January 2013. He studied for an LLM. and a PhD. at Cambridge and Durham Universities respectively. He also earned an LLB (Distinction) from Ethiopia. He is a Co-director of the Aberdeen Centre for Constitutional and Public International Law. He held (2015/16) a Visiting Research Fellow position with the Institute for Ethics, Law and Armed Conflict, University of Oxford and a Senior Visiting Member at Linacre College, University of Oxford. He is a Fellow of the Higher Education Academy and a member of the UN Expert Group on the Firearms Protocol which supplements the UN Convention against Transnational Organised Crime 2000. In addition to serving as an expert Dr Yihdego also acts as a consultant for the Vienna based UN Office on Drugs and Crime. Before joining Aberdeen Law School he was a Senior Lecturer at Oxford Brookes University, a Tutor at Durham University and a Part-time Lecturer in Ethiopia. He has been researching and publishing on various aspects of public international law with emphasis on (conventional) arms control/trade, international humanitarian law, peace and security, democratic governance, development and human rights and the law of international watercourses issues relating to Africa. He is the founding Editor-in-Chief of the Ethiopian Yearbook of International Law (EtYIL, Springer) and serves as a monograph and textbook reviewer for Hart, Routledge, Brill and Oxford University press and article reviewer for a number of international journals. Professor Yihdego participates as a Principal Investigator in a 5.5 million Euro EU funded multidisciplinary research project concerning the governance of the Zambezi and Omo river basins (details here http://dafne-project.eu/) and collaborates on various projects with law experts, economists, hydrologists, environmental and political scientists and policy experts that are working in Africa, Europe and the US.
External Memberships
- Member of the United Nations Expert Group on the Firearms Protocol which supplements the UN Convention against Transnational ORganised Crime 2000.
- Consultant, UN Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC).
-Editor-in-Chief, Ethiopian Yearbook of International Law (EtYIL, Springer)
- External Examiner, Brunel University, School of Law.
-external examiner, Dundee University, School of Law.
- Research
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Research Overview
Dr Yihdego is interested in supervising research students in general international law, international humanitarian law, arms control law, peace and security law, African Union law and international watercourses law.
- Publications
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Governing the Nile Equitably and Sustainably: a comparative analysis based on principles of international water law
Oxford Handbook of International Law in the Arab World. Skouteris, T., Sayed, H. (eds.). Oxford Univerity Press; Oxford, 15 pagesChapters in Books, Reports and Conference Proceedings: ChaptersThe UN Arms Trade Treaty:: A breakthrough or with some birth defects?
Research Handbook on International Arms Control Law. Myjer, E., Marauhn, T. (eds.). Edward Elgar publisher, pp. 378-407, 29 pagesChapters in Books, Reports and Conference Proceedings: Chapters- [ONLINE] DOI: https://doi.org/10.4337/9781788111904.00038
Sustainable WEF Nexus Management: A Conceptual Framework to Integrate Models of Social, Economic, Policy, and Institutional Developments
Frontiers in Water, vol. 4, 727772Contributions to Journals: ArticlesRegional Organisations in the Horn of Africa: From State-Centred to People-Centred Integration?
Contemporary Governance Challenges in the Horn of Africa. Fombad, C., Fiseha, A., Steytler, N. (eds.). 1st edition. Routledge, 31 pagesChapters in Books, Reports and Conference Proceedings: ChaptersPathways to enhanced cooperation
The Omo-Turkana Basin: Cooperation for Sustainable Water Management. Lautze, J., McCartney, M., Gibson, J. (eds.). 1st edition, 24 pagesChapters in Books, Reports and Conference Proceedings: Chapters- [ONLINE] DOI: https://doi.org/10.4324/9781003169338
Ethiopian Yearbook of International Law: Towards Diversifying and Democratizing Voices in the Making and Development of International Law.
Netherlands Yearbook of International Law 2019. Spijkers, O., Werner, W., Wessel, R. (eds.). T.M.C. Asser Press, pp. 121-130, 9 pagesChapters in Books, Reports and Conference Proceedings: Chapters- [ONLINE] DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-6265-403-7_11
Implementing International Watercourses Law Through the WEF NEXUS and SDGS: An Integrated Approach Illustrated in the Zambezi River Basin
International Water Law , vol. 5, no. 3, pp. 3-90Contributions to Journals: ArticlesIn pursuit of Nile justice: Six recommendations to help guide Ethiopia, Egypt and Sudan towards a long-awaited agreement on the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam
Non-textual Forms: Web Publications and WebsitesInternational Law Connotations of US-‘mediated’ Blue Nile Dam Negotiations and Outcomes: Background
Global Water Forum. 6 pagesBooks and Reports: Other ReportsCommentary: Trilateral Negotiations Over a Dam on the Blue Nile: US Meddling and the ‘Role’ of the UN Security Council
Ethiopian Yearbook of International Law 2019. YIhdego, Z., Desta, M. G., Hailu, M. B. (eds.). 2019 edition. Springer, pp. 239-305, 66 pagesChapters in Books, Reports and Conference Proceedings: Chapters- [ONLINE] DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-55912-0_12
Ethiopia and Eritrea: A New Relationship Based upon Treaty Obligations, International Law and Mutual Trust
Ethiopian Yearbook of International Law. Springer, pp. 81-115, 35 pagesChapters in Books, Reports and Conference Proceedings: Chapters (Peer-Reviewed)Ethiopian Yearbook of International Law 2019: Towards a Global Order based on Principles of Fairness, Solidarity, and Humanity
Vol. 4, Springer, Cham. 305 pagesBooks and Reports: Books- [ONLINE] DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-55912-0
Towards a Global Order Based on Principles of Fairness, Solidarity, and Humanity
Ethiopian Yearbook of International Law 2019. Yihdego, Z., Desta, M. G., Hailu, M. B. (eds.). Springer, pp. 3-7, 4 pagesChapters in Books, Reports and Conference Proceedings: Chapters- [ONLINE] DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-55912-0_1
Ethiopian Yearbook of International Law 2018: In Pursuit of Peace and Prosperity
Springer, Switherland. 286 pagesBooks and Reports: Books- [ONLINE] DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-24078-3
Identification of Water Governance Structures in the Omo-Turkana Basin: A Water-Energy-Food Nexus Perspective
Commissioned by European Commission. European Commission. 60 pagesBooks and Reports: Commissioned ReportsDisputed Territories and the Law on the Use of Force: Lessons from the Eritrea-Ethiopia Case
Ethiopian Yearbook of International Law 2018: In Pursuit of Peace and Prosperity. Yihdego, Z., Desta, M. G., Hailu, M. B. (eds.). Springer, pp. 35-61, 27 pagesChapters in Books, Reports and Conference Proceedings: ChaptersIn pursuit of peace and prosperity through international law
Ethiopian Yearbook of International Law. Springer, pp. 3-8, 6 pagesChapters in Books, Reports and Conference Proceedings: Chapters- [ONLINE] DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-24078-3_1
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The Law and Policy of Foreign Investment Promotion and Protection in Ethiopia: An Appraisal of Theories, Practices and Challenges
Ethiopian Yearbook of International Law 2017. Yihdego, Z., Desta, M. G., Hailu, M. B., Merso, F. (eds.). Springer, pp. 13-47, 35 pagesChapters in Books, Reports and Conference Proceedings: Chapters (Peer-Reviewed)- [ONLINE] DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-90887-8_2
Cooperative Governance over the Zambezi River Basin: key findings from a legal review
Non-textual Forms: Web Publications and Websites- [ONLINE] http://dafne-project.eu/
Ethiopian Yearbook of International Law 2017
Vol. 2, Springer, Cham, Switherland. 238 pagesBooks and Reports: BooksTowards Resolving Our Development, Integration and Security Challenges Through International Law
Ethiopian Yearbook of International Law 2017. Yihdego, Z., Desta, M. G., Hailu, M. B., Merso, F. (eds.). Springer, pp. 3-9, 7 pagesChapters in Books, Reports and Conference Proceedings: Chapters (Peer-Reviewed)- [ONLINE] DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-90887-8_1
The Grand Ethiopian renaissance Dam and the Nile Basin: Implications for Tranboundary Water Cooperation
Routledge, London. 242 pagesBooks and Reports: Books- [ONLINE] https://www.taylorfrancis.com/books/e/9781351661560
- [ONLINE] DOI: https://doi.org/10.4324/9781315160122
- [ONLINE] Edited volume
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Identification of Water Governance Structures in the Zambezi River Basin: A Water-Energy-Food Nexus Perspective
Commissioned by European Commission. European Commission. 63 pagesBooks and Reports: Commissioned ReportsRight process in sharing Nile waters’
Non-textual Forms: Web Publications and WebsitesThe fairness dilemma in sharing Nile waters
Non-textual Forms: Web Publications and WebsitesThe Fairness ‘Dilemma’ in Sharing the Nile Waters: What Lessons from the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam for International Law?
International Water Law , vol. 2, no. 2, pp. 1-80Contributions to Journals: ArticlesWebinar: The Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam - A Catalyst for Cooperation on the Nile
Webinar-IWRAContributions to Specialist Publications: Special IssuesA Multi-disciplinary Analysis of the Risks and Opportunities of the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam for Wider Cooperation in the Nile
The Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam and the Nile Basin: Implications for Transboundary Cooperation. Yihdego, Z., Rieu-Clarke, A., Cascão, A. E. (eds.). Earthscan, pp. 1-14, 14 pagesChapters in Books, Reports and Conference Proceedings: ChaptersEthiopian Yearbook of International Law 2016
Vol. 2016, Springer. 355 pagesBooks and Reports: Books- [ONLINE] DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-55898-1
- [ONLINE] Rebalances the narrative of international law with a predominantly African perspectiveSpecial focus on the role of international law in development, equity and equalityClose engagement with, and participation of, international law practitionersClosely examines the latest developments in international law affecting Africa and developing countries at largeBrings together legal expertise from both the global South and North
Ethiopian Yearbook of International Law 2016
Springer. 238 pagesBooks and Reports: Books- [ONLINE] DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-55898-1
The Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam (GERD): A Catalyst for Cooperation on the Nile
Routledge, Taylor & Francis Group (Online). 1 page.Other Contributions: Other ContributionsThe Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam: Legal, Political and Scientific Challenges
Water International, vol. 41Contributions to Specialist Publications: Special IssuesAn Exploration of Fairness in International Law through the Blue Nile and GERD
Water International, vol. 41, no. 4, pp. 528-549Contributions to Journals: ArticlesHow has the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam changed the legal, political, economic and scientific dynamics in the Nile Basin?: Editors’ Introduction
Water International, vol. 41, no. 4Contributions to Journals: EditorialsThe Firearms Protocol and the Arms Trade Treaty: Divergence or Complementarity?
Vienna: United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime. 18 pages.Other Contributions: Other ContributionsThe Islamic ‘State’ Challenge: Defining the Actor
Non-textual Forms: Web Publications and WebsitesArt 23: Provisional Application
Weapons and International Law: The Arms Trade Treaty. da Silva, C., Wood, B. (eds.). Bruylant-Larcier, pp. 372-375, 3 pagesChapters in Books, Reports and Conference Proceedings: ChaptersAccountability of armament inventors and manufacturers in International Law: the confession of Mikhail Kalashnikov
Non-textual Forms: Web Publications and WebsitesThe Arms Trade Treaty and Human Security: What Role for Non-State-Actors?
Human Security and International Law: The Challenge of Non-State-Actors. Ryngaert, C., Noortmann, M. (eds.), pp. 135-173, 38 pagesChapters in Books, Reports and Conference Proceedings: ChaptersThe ‘Massacre’ in Egypt: Implications for International Human Rights Law and Arms Control Law
Non-textual Forms: Web Publications and WebsitesDemocracy, Peoples’ Uprising and Unconstitutional Change of Government in Egypt: The African Union Principles and Responses
Non-textual Forms: Web Publications and Websites- [ONLINE] https://www.ejiltalk.org/democracy-peoples-uprising-and-unconstitutional-change-of-government-in-egypt-the-african-union-principles-and-responses/
- [ONLINE] https://www.ejiltalk.org/democracy-peoples-uprising-and-unconstitutional-change-of-government-in-egypt-the-african-union-principles-and-responses/
The Blue Nile Dam Controversy in the Eyes of international law
Global Water Forum: Discussion Paper. White, C. (ed.). Global Water Forum, pp. 1-14, 14 pagesChapters in Books, Reports and Conference Proceedings: ChaptersThe Legality of Arming Opposition Groups and the Arms Trade Treaty: Implications for Syria like cases
Non-textual Forms: Web Publications and WebsitesIs Egypt's Stance on the Blue Nile Dam Legally Justified?
Non-textual Forms: Web Publications and WebsitesThe forthcoming UN Arms Trade Treaty Final Conference: positive but unpredictable
Non-textual Forms: Web Publications and WebsitesThe UN Arms Trade Treaty Conference: a Disappointing but Worthwhile Exercise
Non-textual Forms: Web Publications and WebsitesThe UN Arms Trade Treaty Negotiations: A battle between codifying frail and robust legal principles
Non-textual Forms: Web Publications and WebsitesEthiopia: Foreign Direct Investment Law
The Legal Protection of Foreign Investment: A Comparative Study. Shan, W. (ed.). Hart Publishing, pp. 329-344, 16 pagesChapters in Books, Reports and Conference Proceedings: ChaptersThe Gaza Mission: Implications for International Humanitarian Law and UN Fact-finding
Melbourne Journal of International Law, vol. 13, no. 1, pp. 1-59Contributions to Journals: ArticlesThe African Union: Founding Principles, Frameworks and Prospects
European Law Journal, vol. 17, no. 5, pp. 568-594Contributions to Journals: Articles- [ONLINE] DOI: https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1468-0386.2011.00567.x