ETHIOPIA

AKAWAK, Roba Megerssa, Director of Legal Services, Maritime Affairs Authority, P.O. Box 1861, Addis Ababa

Tel: (251) 11 552 3828/ 911 977 523; Fax: (251) 11 550 3960

Email: maritime [at] ethionet [dot] et or rakawak [at] yahoo [dot] com

Dissertation: A Legal Analysis on Global Endeavours on Transit Transport Cooperation for Landlocked and Transit Developing Countries with Particular Emphasis on Maritime Sector: The Ethiopian Perspective

Drafting Project: A Proclamation to Incorporate the International Convention for the Suppression of Unlawful Acts against the Safety of Maritime Navigation 1988 as amended by the 2005 Protocol thereto into the Laws of Ethiopia.

DAGNE TESSEMA Nebiyou, Partner, Trans Africa Law Group, PLLC, 901 S. Highland Street, Suite 336, Arlingtom, VA 22204, USA

Email: ndagne [at] hotmail [dot] com

Dissertation: Freedom of Transit and right of access to the sea of land-locked states, with special reference to cargo protection: The Ethiopian experience

Drafting Project: Agreement Between The Federal Democratic Republic Of Ethiopia And ---------- On Freedom Of Transit And The Establishment Of A Free Zone For Ethiopia At The Port Of ---------In ---------- And A Proclamation To Ratify The Agreement

DANIEL Elias, Legal Adviser, Ministry of Transport and Communications, P.O. Box 1186, Addis Ababa

Tel: (251) 1 156 371

Dissertation: The Convention on International Multimodal Transport of Goods: Certain Legal Issues under the Convention

Drafting Project: Pearland Port Authority Bill 

ESSAYES Haile-Mariam, 10361 Twin Rivers Road, Columbia, Maryland 21044, United States of America

Email: essayas6 [at] hotmail [dot] com (essayas6 [at] hotmail [dot] com )

Dissertation: The Hamburg Rules – Basis of Liability and Onus of Proof: The Pendulum Swings

Drafting Project: A Regulation to Provide for Recruitment, Medical Standards and Discipline of Seamen in Ethiopia

SHIFERAW Yared, Senior Lawyer, Ethiopian Shipping Line, P.O. Box 2752, Addis Ababa

Tel: (251) 1 518 280; Fax: (251) 1 519 525

Email: esl [at] telecom [dot] net [dot] et

Dissertation: The Rights and Interests of Land-Locked States under the Law of the Sea: An Ethiopian Perspective

Drafting Project: Regulations to Restrict Stowaways on Ethiopian Vessels