2009 – Volume 20 – Issue 2
In memoriam Victor-Yves Ghebali
1942-2009
This issue is dedicated to the memory of Professor Victor-Yves Ghebali, a long-serving member of the Advisory Board and frequent contributor to the journal.
Professor Ghebali was an internationally-respected writer on security and human rights, and the world’s leading expert on the OSCE.
His insights, opinions, and proposals were always respected, and will be missed. Editorial board Security and Human Rights and the Netherlands Helsinki Committee
Volume 20, Issue 2
Articles
- The High Commissioner on National Minorities after 15 Years: Achievements, Challenges and Promises
by Victor-Yves Ghebal - The Ethical Challenges of Implementing Counterterrorism Measures and the Role of the OSCE
by Bibi van Ginkel en Steven Westervelt - Statelessness: A 21st Century Challenge for Europe
by Laura van Waas - Is This Any Way to Run an Organization? Reflection on OSCE Employment Policies
by Vladimir D. Shkolnikov - Conferring Human Rights Awards and Prizes: Feeding the PR Machine or a Launching Pad for Change?
by Jim Loughran - The European Commission and Post-Conflict Rehabilitation in Georgia – Lessons Learned
by Maria van Ruiten
Chronicle
- OSCE’s ‘Frozen Conflicts’ Remain Volatile
by Arie Bloed
Book Reviews
- The Framework Convention for the Protection of National Minorities: A Useful Pan-European Instrument. Verstichel, A. Alen, B. De Witte, and P. Lemmens (eds.)
Reviewed by Anna Meijknecht - Europe-Asia Interregional Relations: A decade of ASEM, edited by Bart Gaens
Reviewed by Katarzyna Łasak