CONTENTS
Introduction Arie Bloed, Walter In the name of security and human rights 155 Kemp and Rob Zaagman
Foreword Uri Rosenthal Max van der Stoel – a tribute 157
Articles Her Majesty Queen Address given by Her Majesty the Queen on the 159 Beatrix of the occasion of the conferral of a Knighthood in the Netherlands Order of the Golden Lion of Nassau on Mr Max van der Stoel in The Hague on 31 August 1999
Peter Kooijmans Public welfare was his personal mission 161
Wim Kok Max van der Stoel: A life in the service of mankind 165
Hans van den Broek The first High Commissioner 169
Benjamin L. Cardin Congressional Record 112th Congres (2011-2012), 171 remembering Max van der Stoel
Harm J. Hazewinkel From Prague in 1977 to the Conference on the 173 Human Dimension, 1989-1991; Max van der Stoel and the CSCE.
Herman Schaper Max van der Stoel: some personal recollections 177
Pieter van Dijk Four legs of a giant 181
Peter Leuprecht Max van der Stoel – tireless defender of Greek 183 democracy
Edward Mortimer The legacy of Max van der Stoel 187
Alan Philips Civil Society support for the proposal to establish 191 the Office of the High Commissioner on National Minorities
Wilco de Jonge Max van der Stoel as chairman of the Netherlands 197 Helsinki Committee: Some memories
John Kornblum Defending human justice 201
Danilo Türk Max van der Stoel: A diplomat at the time of change 205
Anders Bjurner Principles and politics of prevention 209
Wilhelm Höynck Institution building 213
Rob Zaagman Early days with the High Commissioner 219
Anders Rönquist Wisdom, values and concerted action 223
Patrick Thornberry On a mission with Van der Stoel 227
Vojin Dimitrijević Max van der Stoel – a paradigm 231
Hans-Peter Furrer A model of cooperation 233
Gudmundur Alfredsson Excerpts from a diary 237
Max van der Stoel Report of Max van der Stoel, the OSCE High 239 Commissioner on National Minorities Warsaw, 2 October 1995
John Packer ‘Music and lyrics’ – dancing to his own tune 247
Aleksei Semjonov The teacher Max van der Stoel 253
Nils Muiznieks Max van der Stoel and Latvia 257
Falk Lange Public enemy number one 261
Marcin Czapliński The university 265
Volodymyr Kulyk Quiet de-escalation: Van der Stoel in Ukraine 271
Anara Tabyshalieva ‘Expect the unexpected’: Max van der Stoel 279 Addressing interethnic problems in the Kyrgyz Republic
Walter Kemp Strictly confidential 285
Arie Bloed A champion of diplomacy and human rights 289
Asbjørn Eide Cooperation with and learning from Max van der 295 Stoel
Max van der Stoel Early Warning and Early Action: 299 Preventing Inter-Ethnic Conflict
Wolfgang Zellner Max van der Stoel – leveraging academic expertise 307 for conflict prevention
Kai Eide Special Meeting of the OSCE Permanent Council, 22 311 June 2001, in honour of the High Commissioner on National Minorities, H.E. Mr. Max van der Stoel
Walter Kemp Talking to a sphinx: An interview with Max van der 315 Stoel
Willem van Genugten Professor Max van der Stoel 325 & Rianne Letschert
Knut Vollebaek The flame of the world’s most prominent fire-fighter 329 is still burning