News and press releases
News and press releases from the OSCE's global activities.
Outgoing President of OSCE Court of Conciliation and Arbitration Christian Tomuschat hands over duties to successor Emmanuel Decaux
Publishing date: 15 November 2019
The new Bureau of the Court of Conciliation and Arbitration within the OSCE met in Vienna on 6 November 2019, for the handover of current affairs by the outgoing President, Christian Tomuschat to his successor, Emmanuel Decaux...
Emmanuel Decaux elected President of the OSCE Court of Conciliation and Arbitration
Publishing date: 22 October 2019
Emmanuel Decaux of France has been elected as new President of the OSCE Court of Conciliation and Arbitration on 14 October 2019 after members of the Court, appointed by the States parties to the Convention on Conciliation and Arbitration within the OSCE, were invited to elect a new Bureau of the Court for a mandate of six years. Decaux succeeds Christian Tomuschat of Germany who served in the position from 2013 to 2019...
Albania, Finland and Poland appoint members to the OSCE Court of Conciliation and Arbitration
Publishing date: 12 June 2019
Albania, Finland and Poland have renewed the mandates or, alternatively, appointed new members to the OSCE Court of Conciliation and Arbitration Court for new terms of six years after the previous mandates of their members expired. The appointments of the conciliators, the arbitrators and their alternates were made in accordance with Articles 3 and 4 of the Convention on Conciliation and Arbitration within the OSCE, which was signed in 1992 in Stockholm...
Denmark, Germany, Hungary, Italy, Latvia and Luxembourg appoint members to the OSCE Court of Conciliation and Arbitration
Publishing date: 7 May 2019
Denmark, Germany, Hungary, Italy, Latvia and Luxembourg in their capacity as States parties to the Convention on Conciliation and Arbitration within the OSCE (Stockholm Convention), have appointed conciliators, arbitrators and alternates for new mandates of six years to the OSCE Court of Conciliation and Arbitration...
Effectiveness through flexible procedures: International conciliation in focus at colloquium organized by Court of Conciliation and Arbitration within OSCE
Publishing date: 29 October 2018
Conciliation in international law as a means to peacefully resolve disputes between states was the focus of a colloquium held on 11 and 12 October 2018 in Geneva by the Court of Conciliation and Arbitration within the OSCE in co-operation with the Graduate Institute of International and Development Studies...
OSCE Court of Conciliation and Arbitration publishes its report of activities for 2013-2016
Publishing date: 23 January 2017
The Geneva-based OSCE Court of Conciliation and Arbitration on 12 January 2017 released its periodic report of activities covering 2013 to 2016, offering an overview of institutional matters, activities and the financial situation, as well as its awareness-raising work...
Montenegro accedes to the Convention on Conciliation and Arbitration within the OSCE
Publishing date: 18 July 2016
Montenegro, on 15 June 2016, became the 34th State party to the Convention on Conciliation and Arbitration within the OSCE. The Convention provides mechanisms for the peaceful settlement of disputes between States parties to the Convention and/or OSCE participating States...