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Title: Individual Liability of Private Military Personnel under International Criminal Law Author(s): LEHNARDT, Chia Date: 2009 Type of Publication: Working Paper Series/Report no.: EUI AEL Abstract: The article examines the present status of private military personnel under international criminal law. Perpetrators of international crimes are frequently integrated into a hierarchically structured collective, such as ... -
Title: Institutional Responsibility for Private Military and Security Contractors Author(s): WHITE, Nigel D. Date: 2009 Type of Publication: Working Paper Series/Report no.: EUI AEL Abstract: This paper analyses issues of legal responsibility arising from the discernible trend among international organizations, including regional organizations, to use the services of Private Military and Security Contractors ...
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Title: The Interface of Human Rights Law and International Humanitarian Law in the Regulation of private Military and Security Companies Author(s): LENZERINI, Federico Date: 2010 Type of Publication: Working Paper Series/Report no.: EUI AEL Abstract: The typical functions of private military and security companies (PMSCs) are designed to operate in the context of situations of crisis, which mostly take place in the event of armed conflicts. International humanitarian ...
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Title: International Responsibility and Accountability of the Corporation: International Initiatives for Holding Corporations to Account and their Viability with regard to Private Military and Security Companies Author(s): MACLEOD, Sorcha; MCARDLE, Scarlett Date: 2009 Type of Publication: Working Paper Series/Report no.: EUI AEL Abstract: While there has been much focus elsewhere on PMSC-specific regulatory projects, as business actors, there is no reason to suggest that PMSCs are, or indeed ought to be, excluded from the scope of broader Corporate Social ...
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Title: Legal Implications of the Privatization of Cyber Warfare Author(s): LIXINSKI, Lucas Date: 2010 Type of Publication: Working Paper Series/Report no.: EUI AEL Abstract: The paper deals with the combination of two emerging topics in militarization and the conduct of war: cyber warfare and the use of private military and security companies and personnel. As technological capacity grows, ...
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Title: Litigating Abuses Committed by Private Military Companies Author(s): RYNGAERT, Cedric Date: 2009 Type of Publication: Working Paper Series/Report no.: EUI AEL Abstract: One of the main tools for 'socializing' private military contractors (PMCs) is litigation. The threat of litigation may encourage contractors to set up their own corporate social responsibility and accountability mechanisms ...
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Title: Members of Private Military companies and/as Unlawful Combatants? Author(s): BILKOVA, Veronika Date: 2009 Type of Publication: Working Paper Series/Report no.: EUI AEL Abstract: The recent changes in the physiognomy of the battlefield have provoked intense discussions about the role and legal status of private military and security companies (PMSCs) and the relationship between them and some ...
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Title: Obligations of States to Prosecute Employees of Private Military and Security Companies for Serious Human Rights Violations Author(s): BAKKER, Christine Date: 2009 Type of Publication: Working Paper Series/Report no.: EUI AEL Abstract: Both in conflict and post-conflict situations, states increasingly rely on private military and security companies (PMSCs) to perform tasks which used to be carried out by their Military. Practice shows that employees of ...
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Title: Passing the Buck: State Responsibility for Private Military Companies Author(s): HOPPE, Carsten Date: 2009 Type of Publication: Working Paper Series/Report no.: EUI AEL Abstract: States hire Private Military or Security Companies [PMSCs/contractors] in armed conflict and occupation to fulfil tasks formerly exclusively handled by soldiers, including combat, guarding and protection, and detention and ...
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Title: Positive Human Rights Obligations of the Hiring State in Connection with the Provision of Coercive Services by a PMSC Author(s): HOPPE, Carsten Date: 2009 Type of Publication: Working Paper Series/Report no.: EUI AEL Abstract: The present paper addresses the positive human rights obligations of a hiring state with respect to violations of human rights by Private Military or Security Companies (PMSCs / contractors) that it employs, which arise ...
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Title: The Potential Impact of National-Level or EU-Level Regulation on PMSC Activities Author(s): WHITE, Adam Date: 2010 Type of Publication: Working Paper Series/Report no.: EUI AEL Abstract: The aim of this paper is to assess the potential impact of national-level or EU-level regulation on the international activities of private military security companies (PMSCs). It will do this by first examining the ...
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Title: Private Military and Security Companies: Positive Human Rights Obligations of the Host State Author(s): BAKKER, Christine Date: 2009 Type of Publication: Working Paper Series/Report no.: EUI AEL Abstract: This paper examines the positive human rights obligations of states on whose territory private military and security companies (PMSCs) operate. It considers the obligations to prevent human rights violations; the obligations ...
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Title: Private Military and Security Company Employees: Are They the Mercenaries of the Twenty-first Century? Author(s): MANCINI, Marina Date: 2010 Type of Publication: Working Paper Series/Report no.: EUI AEL Abstract: This paper investigates whether and in which cases private military and security company employees can be considered mercenaries under international law, in the light of recent practice and academic debate. Firstly, it ...
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Title: Regulating Private Military and Security Companies: A Multifaceted and Multilayered Approach Author(s): CUSUMANO, Eugenio Date: 2009 Type of Publication: Working Paper Series/Report no.: EUI AEL Abstract: Private military and security companies do not operate in a complete legal vacuum. The inherently transnational nature of the so called market for force, however, makes traditional single state regulation insufficient. ...
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Title: The Regulation of Private Military and Security Services in the European Union: Current Policies and Future Options Author(s): KRAHMANN, Elke; ABZHAPAROVA, Aida Date: 2010 Type of Publication: Working Paper Series/Report no.: EUI AEL Abstract: This paper aims to address two questions at the centre of the PRIV-WAR project. Firstly, what legislation and regulative frameworks for the regulation of private military and security companies (PMCs/PSCs) providing ...
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Title: The Responsibility of the PMSC’s Home State for Human Rights Violations Arising from the Export of Private Military and Security Services Author(s): FRANCIONI, Francesco Date: 2009 Type of Publication: Working Paper Series/Report no.: EUI AEL Abstract: Departing from the contemporary trend favourable to the re-conceptualisation of human rights in terms of obligations of non state actors, this paper argues that and effective compliance with international human right ...
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Title: The Role of Human Rights in the Regulation of Private Military and Security Companies General Report Universal and Regional Systems: Latin America, Africa and Asia Author(s): FRANCIONI, Francesco; LENZERINI, Federico Date: 2009 Type of Publication: Working Paper Series/Report no.: EUI AEL Abstract: Private Military and Security Companies (PMSCs) usually provide specialized expertise or services of a military or police nature, particularly high-tech intelligence, military training and support as well as surveillance ...
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Title: The Role of Human Rights in the Regulation of Private Military and Security Companies General Report – The European System Author(s): KALNINA, Ieva; ZELTINS, Ugis Date: 2009 Type of Publication: Working Paper Series/Report no.: PRIV-WAR Project Abstract: This report assesses the impact of the activities carried out by PMSCs on the enjoyment of human rights under the EU human rights regime. It is submitted that that the state of nationality of a PMSC is bound to remedy the ...
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Title: The Role of Private Military and Security Companies in Non-international Armed Conflicts: Ius ad Bellum and Ius in Bello Issues Author(s): VIERUCCI, Luisa Date: 2009 Type of Publication: Working Paper Series/Report no.: EUI AEL Abstract: The paper addresses ius ad bellum and ius in bello issues arising from the activities of private military and security companies (PMSCs) in non-international armed conflicts (NIAC). This legal analysis, which has so far ...
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Title: Status of PMSC Personnel in the Laws of War: The Question of Direct Participation in Hostilities Author(s): SOSSAI, Mirko Date: 2009 Type of Publication: Working Paper Series/Report no.: EUI AEL Abstract: The legal status of private military and security company personnel under the law of international armed conflicts determines the rights and the privileges afforded by the law and the legal consequences deriving from the ...
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