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:Private Military and Security Companies: Positive Human Rights Obligations of the Host State
Author(s):BAKKER, ChristineDate:2009Type of Publication:Working PaperSeries/Report no.:EUI AELAbstract: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 ...