Conciliation in international law : the OSCE court of conciliation and arbitration Introduction Christian Tomuschat Riccardo Pisillo Mazzeschi and Daniel Thürer Expectations attached to conciliation reconsidered Jean Pierre Cot Conciliation within the framework of dispute settlement procedures : an East European perspective Lauri Malksoo Diplomatic and jurisdictional aspects in conciliation procedures : conciliation between dispute settlement and conflict prevention Giuseppe Palmisano Peaceful settlement of international disputes : about the essence and role of conciliation Daniel Thürer Prevention and resolution of conflicts in the OSCE and the role of the court of conciliation and arbitration Riccardo Pisillo Mazzeschi Conciliation within the framework of the OSCE court of conciliation and arbitration : an assessment from the viewpoint of legal policy Christian Tomuschat UNESCO mediation and conciliation procedure for promoting the return and restitution of cultural property Edouard Planche Elements of conciliation in dispute settlement procedures relating to international economic law August Reinisch The project for an international environmental court Stuart Bruce Conciliation under the UN Convention on the Law of the Sea Rudiger Wolfrum The Jan Mayen case (Iceland Norway) : an example of successful conciliation Ulf Linderfalk