Yearbook 1996

Editor's Note

Preface

Flavio Cotti

Preface

Wilhelm Höynck

Foreword

Kurt P. Tudyka

Introduction

Dieter S. Lutz

I. The Situation

OSCE: Developments and Prospects

Strengthening the OSCE – An Indispensable Condition for a Just and Lasting Peaceful Order from Vancouver to Vladivostok

Hans-Dietrich Genscher

The Future Role of the OSCE in the European Security Architecture

László Kovács

The OSCE in Mid-1996: Stock-Taking and Prospects

Wilhelm Höynck

The Interests and the Commitment of the OSCE States

The Attitude of Participating States Toward the OSCE

Kurt P. Tudyka

France and the OSCE: The OSCE in Today's Europe

Régis de Belenet

Britain and the OSCE

Andrew Cottey

The Czech Republic and the OSCE

Jan Pechácek

Poland and the OSCE: In Search of more Effective European Security

Jerzy M. Novak

Kyrgyzstan and the OSCE

Omar A. Sultanov

Usbekistan und die OSZE

Alois Reznik

II. Instruments, Means, Mechanisms and Procedures

Conflict Prevention and Settlement of Disputes

The OSCE Court of Conciliation and Arbitration

Dieter S. Lutz

The OSCE Mission to Bosnia and Herzegovina

Robert H. Frowick

The Hungarian Chairmanship and the Chechnya Conflict

István Gyarmati

The Human Dimension and the Development of Democracy

Democracy as a Creative Task – Challenging or Overburdening the OSCE?

Hans-Joachim Gießmann

Election Observation is More than just a One Day Event

Gerald Mitchell

OSCE Parliamentary Assembly Election Monitoring: The 1995 Russian Elections

Peter Emery

The Building of Cooperative Security

The Work on a Security Model for Europe for the 21st Century

Benedikt von Tscharner / Linus von Castelmur

The Implementation of Conventional Arms Control Agreements

Jörg Wallner

The Significance of Regional Arms Control Efforts for the Future of Conventional Arms Control in Europe, Exemplified by the Arms Control Negotiations in Accordance with the Dayton Agreement

Rüdiger Hartmann

Principles Governing Conventional Arms Transfers

Joanna van Vliet

The Code of Conduct on Politico-Military Aspects of Security

Ortwin Hennig

The OSCE "Code of Conduct on Politico-Military Aspects of Security": A Good Idea, Imperfectly Executed, Weakly Followed-up

Jonathan Dean

The Pact on Stability in Europe – A Diplomatic Episode or a Lasting Success?

Pál Dunay / Wolfgang Zellner

Economic Transformation and Limitation of New Risks

Problems of Economic and Social Transformation in Eastern Central Europe and the CIS States: Fields of Activity for the "Economic Dimension" of the OSCE?

Hans-Hermann Höhmann

The Fight against Organized Crime as a Challenge for Europe – for the OSCE as well?

Kurt Schelter / Michael Niemeier

III. Organizational Aspects

OSCE Institutions and Structures

The OSCE Chairmanship: Development of an Institution

Piotr Svitalski

Consultation and Political Dialogue in the Permanent Council

Márton Krasznai

The OSCE Parliamentary Assembly

Michael Fuchs / Angelika Pendzich-von Winter

The Activities of the OSCE High Commissioner on National Minorities in Conflict Prevention

Frans Timmermans

The Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights: OSCE's Response to the Challenges of Democratization

Heather F. Hurlburt

External Relations and Influences

The New Mediterranean Dimension of the OSCE

Mario Sica

The Relations of the OSCE to Other International Organizations

Ingo Peters

The Continuing Challenge of the International Helsinki Federation for Human Rights (IHF)

Aaron Rhodes

The Legal Significance of CSCE/OSCE Documents

Ulrich Fastenrath

Annex

Vienna Document 1994 / Global Exchange of Military Information
Annual Report of the Secretary General 1995
Forms and Fora of Co-operation in the OSCE Area
The 55 OSCE Participating States – Facts and Figures
OSCE Chronology
OSCE Selected Bibliography
Acronyms
Contributors