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1 online resource (xxxviii, 625 pages). |
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polychrome |
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text file |
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Studies in international law ; v. 38
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Studies in international law (Oxford, England) ; v. 38.
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Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Contents |
Introduction / Christine Bakker and Mirko Sossai -- Regulatory initiatives at the international level / Nigel D. White -- Regulatory context of private military and security contractors at the EU level / Guido den Dekker -- European Union and private military and security contractors : existing controls and legal bases for further regulation / Marco Gestri -- Role of EU external relations in ensuring compliance with human rights and humanitarian law by private contractors / Mirko Sossai and Christine Bakker -- A comparative overview of European and extra-European national regulation of private military and security services / Ottavio Quirico -- Baltic States / Ieva Miluna -- Belgium / Axelle Reiter -- Czech Republic / Petra Ochmannova -- France / Vanessa Capdevielle and Hamza Cherief -- Germany / Ralf Evertz -- Italy / Andrea Atteritano -- Netherlands / Guido den Dekker -- Spain / Joana Abrisketa -- Sweden / Andreas Bergman -- United Kingdom / Alexandra Bohm, Kerry Senior and Adam White -- United States : law and policy governing private military contractors after 9/11 / Kristine Huskey and Scott Sullivan -- Canada : beyond the law? : the regulation of private military and security companies operating abroad / David Antonyshyn, Jan Grofe and Don Hubert -- Colombia : regulating private military and security companies in a "host state" / Irene Cabrera and Antoine Perret -- Israel : going private : the use and regulation of private military and security companies in situations of armed conflict / Yaël Ronen -- Russian Federation : regulatory tools regarding private entities performing military and security services / Signe Zaharova -- South Africa : the regulatory context of private military and security services / Faustin Z. Ntoubandi -- Australia : regulating private military and security companies / Tim McCormack and Rain Liivoja -- Jurisdictional competence and applicable criminal law with regard to private military and security companies / Ieva Miluna -- Military criminal justice and jurisdiction over civilians : the first lessons from Strasbourg / Stefano Manacorda and Triestino Mariniello -- Regulation of private military and security companies : tax aspects / Giuseppe Melis and Alessio Persiani. |
| Summary |
The outsourcing of military and security services is the object of intense legal debate. States employ private military and security companies (PMSCs) to perform functions previously exercised by regular armed forces, and increasingly international organisations, NGOs and business corporations do the same to provide security, particularly in crisis situations. Much of the public attention on PMSCs has been in response to incidents in which PMSC employees have been accused of violating international humanitarian law. Therefore initiatives have been launched to introduce uniform international st. |
| Local Note |
eBooks on EBSCOhost EBSCO eBook Subscription Academic Collection - North America |
| Subject |
Private military companies (International law)
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Private military companies (International law) |
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Private military companies.
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Private military companies. |
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Private security services.
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Private security services. |
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Defense contracts.
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Defense contracts. |
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Humanitarian law.
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Humanitarian law. |
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Private military companies -- Europe.
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Europe. |
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Private security services -- Europe.
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Defense contracts -- Europe.
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Electronic books.
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| Added Author |
Bakker, Christine.
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Sossai, Mirko.
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| Other Form: |
Print version: Multilevel regulation of military and security contractors. Oxford ; Portland, Or. : Hart, 2012 9781849462488 (DLC) 2012406030 (OCoLC)767570735 |
| ISBN |
9781847318992 (electronic book) |
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1847318991 (electronic book) |
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9781849462488 |
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1849462488 |
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