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In Memoriam: Robert Badinter, a founding father of the OSCE Court of Conciliation and Arbitration
Publishing date: 12 February 2024
Content type: News
Where we are: Court of Conciliation and Arbitration
It is with immense sadness that the Bureau and the members of the Court have learned that Robert Badinter, former Minister of Justice of France and a founding father of the OSCE Court of Conciliation and Arbitration, has passed away.
OSCE Court’s Vice-President Erkki Kourula addresses the Permanent Council
Publishing date: 13 June 2023
Content type: News
Where we are: Court of Conciliation and Arbitration
On 8 June, Judge Erkki Kourula, Vice-President of the OSCE Court of Conciliation and Arbitration, addressed the Permanent Council, reporting on the Court’s activities in the past year. He reminded that the OSCE Court, based on a treaty concluded within the OSCE, should not be considered only as a theoretical example of legal idealism but also as a mechanism based on flexible models to achieve practical results.
OSCE Court’s President and Vice-President meet with OSCE Parliamentary Assembly Leaders
Publishing date: 27 April 2023
Content type: News
Where we are: Court of Conciliation and Arbitration, OSCE Parliamentary Assembly
What we do: Conflict prevention and resolution
President Decaux and Vice-President Kourula of the OSCE Court of Conciliation and Arbitration, presented the Court and its features at the OSCE Parliamentary Assembly’s (PA) International Secretariat in Copenhagen on 25 April.
OSCE Court of Conciliation and Arbitration releases Annual Report 2022
Publishing date: 24 March 2023
Content type: News
Where we are: Court of Conciliation and Arbitration
The OSCE Court of Conciliation and Arbitration’s 2022 annual report, published on 24 March 2023, gives an account of institutional matters and emphasizes the multiple endeavors undertaken by the Bureau members to raise awareness of the Court and its potential.
OSCE Court of Conciliation and Arbitration is the crucial reminder that the ideal of “peace by law” constitutes the cornerstone of European security, President Decaux says
Publishing date: 25 May 2022
Content type: News
Where we are: Court of Conciliation and Arbitration
The President of the OSCE Court of Conciliation and Arbitration, Professor Emmanuel Decaux, addressed the Permanent Council on 19 May 2022 to present the Court’s activity report 2021.
Peaceful settlement of disputes focus of OSCE Court of Conciliation and Arbitration visit to Stockholm
Publishing date: 11 May 2022
Content type: News
Where we are: Court of Conciliation and Arbitration
The Bureau members of the OSCE Court of Conciliation and Arbitration concluded their visit to Stockholm, which was organized upon the invitation of Ambassador Carl Magnus Nesser, Director-General for Legal Affairs of the Swedish Ministry for Foreign Affairs, on 3 May 2022.
OSCE Court of Conciliation and Arbitration releases its Annual Report 2021
Publishing date: 23 March 2022
Content type: News
Where we are: Court of Conciliation and Arbitration
The OSCE Court of Conciliation and Arbitration has published its annual report for the year 2021. The reports gives an overview of institutional matters and the activities undertaken throughout the year, with a glimpse on financial and administrative matters.