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A regime for the democratic control of armed forces exists in the OSCE area (which stretches from Vancouver to Vladivostok) through a "Code of Conduct on Politico-Military Aspects of Security" (1994). This instrument, which links civil-military relations to human rights and international humanitarian law, has no counterpart in other security organizations. Intruding into an area of state power hitherto considered a sanctum sanctorum, it commits the OSCE member states to a regular exchange of information on the status of the democratic control of their armed forces, as well as on such issues as the fight against terrorism and the stationing of troops on foreign soil. The book represents an urgently needed reference work on both the contents and the impact of the Code; drawing on as-yet unpublished materials, it offers a paragraph-by-paragraph commentary on the Code, as well as an in-depth assessment of implementation trends in the OSCE region

AbstractThe paper was written upon the request of the Office of the High Commissioner on National Minorities for an in-house seminar on the past achievements and future challenges of the HCNM in October last year. The seminar was organized on the occasion of the 15-year anniversary of the HCNM.

Les droits de l'homme dans la région de l'OSCE : le bilan problématique des démocraties occidentales L'article dresse un bilan accablant de l'attitude des démocraties occidentales vis-à-vis des droits de l'homme depuis les attentats terroristes du 11 septembre 2001. D'une part, il analyse la dérive orwellienne des États-Unis liée à une stratégie antiterroriste ouvertement attentatoire aux droits de l'homme et au droit humanitaire international. D'autre part, il met en évidence de l'érosion des principes de l'État de droit en Europe du fait de la complicité active ou passive de certains pays européens avec Washington – érosion dénoncée avec éclat par les assemblées parlementaires du Conseil de l'Europe (Rapport Marty) et de l'Union européenne (Rapport Fava).