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Title: EU Operations and Private Military Contractors: Issues of Corporate and Institutional Responsibility Author(s): WHITE, Nigel D.; MACLEOD, Sorcha Date: 2009 Type of Publication: Working Paper Series/Report no.: EUI AEL Abstract: 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: Historical Precedents for Holding Corporations Responsible for Violations of International Law and Human Rights Author(s): MACLEOD, Sorcha Date: 2009 Type of Publication: Working Paper Series/Report no.: EUI AEL Abstract: There are no specific historical precedents for holding corporations responsible for violations of international law and human rights. This brief report, however, outlines some historical precedents which demonstrate ...
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Title: Human Rights and International Humanitarian Law in the Common Security and Defence Policy: Legal Framework and Perspectives for PMSC Regulation Author(s): FALCO, Valentina Date: 2009 Type of Publication: Working Paper Series/Report no.: EUI AEL Abstract: The actual and potential role of private military and security companies (PMSCs) within the European Union’s crisis-management operations make it crucial to clarify the legal framework in which their personnel must operate. ...
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Title: Human Rights Violations by Private Persons and Entities: The Case-Law of International Human Rights Courts and Monitoring Bodies Author(s): ZIEMELE, Ineta Date: 2009 Type of Publication: Working Paper Series/Report no.: EUI AEL Abstract: The article sums up the state of international human rights law as concerns the issue of responsibility for human rights violations allegedly carried out by private persons and entities. It employs four main legal concepts: ...
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Title: The Illicit Traffic of Cultural Objects in the Mediterranean Author(s): VRDOLJAK, Ana Filipa; FRANCIONI, Francesco Date: 2009 Type of Publication: Working Paper Series/Report no.: EUI AEL Abstract: 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 ...
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Title: Immunity versus Accountability for Private Military and Security Companies and their Employees: Legal Hurdles or Political Snags? Author(s): FRULLI, Micaela Date: 2009 Type of Publication: Working Paper Series/Report no.: EUI AEL Abstract: The aim of this paper is to analyze to what extent different kind of immunities may bar legal proceedings instituted against PMSCs and their employees. The first part of the paper is devoted to the setting of the legal ...
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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 ...
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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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