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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 ... -
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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Title: War Contexts: The Criminal Responsibility of Private Security Personnel Author(s): QUIRICO, Ottavio Date: 2010 Type of Publication: Working Paper Series/Report no.: EUI AEL Abstract: This paper explores the criminal accountability of Private Security Company (PSC) personnel in war contexts. It focuses on the legal position of PSC personnel, defined on the basis of the relationship linking PSCs to the ...
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Title: ‘We Can’t Spy … If We Can’t Buy!’: The Privatization of Intelligence and the Limits of Outsourcing ‘Inherently Governmental Functions’ Author(s): CHESTERMAN, Simon Date: 2009 Type of Publication: Working Paper Series/Report no.: EUI AEL Abstract: Though it lags behind the privatization of military services, the privatization of intelligence has expanded dramatically with the growth in intelligence activities following the 11 September 2001 attacks on the United ...
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Title: Women’s Rights: The Potential Impact of Private Military and Security Companies Author(s): VRDOLJAK, Ana Filipa Date: 2009 Type of Publication: Working Paper Series/Report no.: EUI AEL Abstract: Armed conflict and occupation are by definition necessarily violent for all participants, be they civilians or combatants. However, for women it heralds an exacerbation in existing violence, discrimination and inequalities. ...
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