Final Award, Ports—Ethiopia’s Claim 6, decision of 19 December 2005

Property rights during an armed conflict—requirement of compensation for taking of property—food and assistance goods provided to Ethiopia not owned by Ethiopia or its nationals—right of State party to an international armed conflict to restrict or terminate trade relations between itself and an opposing party to the conflict— difference between the right to prevent commerce and the right to appropriate enemy’s property—lawful to place under administrative control of State the property of another belligerent’s national so as to prevent its use for the benefit of the enemy—State’s custodial power over enemy’s national’s property extended to the power to sell the property.

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Peace, Justice and Strong Institutions