Title:Status of PMSC Personnel in the Laws of War: The Question of Direct Participation in Hostilities
Author(s):SOSSAI, MirkoDate:2009Type of Publication:Working PaperSeries/Report no.:EUI AELAbstract: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 ...
Title:War Contexts: The Criminal Responsibility of Private Security Personnel
Author(s):QUIRICO, OttavioDate:2010Type of Publication:Working PaperSeries/Report no.:EUI AELAbstract: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 ...
Title:Women’s Rights: The Potential Impact of Private Military and Security Companies
Author(s):VRDOLJAK, Ana FilipaDate:2009Type of Publication:Working PaperSeries/Report no.:EUI AELAbstract: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. ...
