Title:Challenging the EU Counter-terrorism Measures through the Courts
Author(s):CREMONA, Marise; FRANCIONI, Francesco; POLI, SaraDate:2009Type of Publication:Working PaperSeries/Report no.:EUI AELAbstract:This collection of papers examines the implications of the European Court of Justice’s approach to UN-related counter-terrorism measures against individuals (so-called ‘smart sanctions’), as expressed by its ruling in Case ...
Title:The Charter of Fundamental Rights of the European Union after Lisbon
Author(s):KOKOTT, Juliane; SOBOTTA, ChristophDate:2010-01-01Type of Publication:Working PaperSeries/Report no.:EUI AELAbstract:This working paper examines the legal nature, interpretation and scope of application of fundamental rights in the European Union in light of the Charter of Fundamental Rights. The authors review the sources of fundamental ...
Title:Children’s Rights: The Potential Impact of Private Military and Security Companies
Author(s):BAKKER, Christine; GREIJER, SusannaDate:2009Type of Publication:Working PaperSeries/Report no.:EUI AELAbstract:This paper examines the potential risks that the use of PMSCs in a conflict or post-conflict situation poses for children, considering the existing norms for the protection of children’s rights at the international and EU ...
Title:Codes of Conduct for PMSCs: The State of Self-Regulation in the Industry
Author(s):HOPPE, Carsten; QUIRICO, OttavioDate:2009Type of Publication:Working PaperSeries/Report no.:EUI AELAbstract:The present paper aims to assess the state of self-regulatory initiatives, often identified under the heading of “corporate social responsibility”, in the Private Military and Security industry. It takes into account ...
Title:Cultural Rights: The Potential Impact of Private Military and Security Companies
Author(s):VRDOLJAK, Ana FilipaDate:2009Type of Publication:Working PaperSeries/Report no.:EUI AELAbstract:Culture and its protection has been present in the earliest codifications of the laws of war and international humanitarian law, both in its physical manifestations as cultural heritage and its practice and enjoyment as ...
Title:EU Operations and Private Military Contractors: Issues of Corporate and Institutional Responsibility
Author(s):WHITE, Nigel D.; MACLEOD, SorchaDate:2009Type of Publication:Working PaperSeries/Report no.:EUI AELAbstract:The European Union has developed its security competence since 1992, thus putting pressure on its Member States to provide troops for the increasing number of EU peace operations being deployed to different areas of the ...
Title:The Illicit Traffic of Cultural Objects in the Mediterranean
Author(s):VRDOLJAK, Ana Filipa; FRANCIONI, FrancescoDate:2009Type of Publication:Working PaperSeries/Report no.:EUI AELAbstract:Ongoing high profile litigation in Europe and the United States against museum officials and art dealers reveals that the illicit trade in cultural heritage is flourishing rather than abating. Ironically, the disparity ...
Title:Individual Liability of Private Military Personnel under International Criminal Law
Author(s):LEHNARDT, ChiaDate:2009Type of Publication:Working PaperSeries/Report no.:EUI AELAbstract: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:2009Type of Publication:Working PaperSeries/Report no.:EUI AELAbstract: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 ...
Title:Legal Implications of the Privatization of Cyber Warfare
Author(s):LIXINSKI, LucasDate:2010Type of Publication:Working PaperSeries/Report no.:EUI AELAbstract: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, ...
Title:Litigating Abuses Committed by Private Military Companies
Author(s):RYNGAERT, CedricDate:2009Type of Publication:Working PaperSeries/Report no.:EUI AELAbstract: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 ...
Title:Members of Private Military companies and/as Unlawful Combatants?
Author(s):BILKOVA, VeronikaDate:2009Type of Publication:Working PaperSeries/Report no.:EUI AELAbstract: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 ...
Title:Passing the Buck: State Responsibility for Private Military Companies
Author(s):HOPPE, CarstenDate:2009Type of Publication:Working PaperSeries/Report no.:EUI AELAbstract: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 ...