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dc.contributor.authorFRULLI, Micaela
dc.date.accessioned2017-08-23T09:36:09Z
dc.date.available2017-08-23T09:36:09Z
dc.date.issued2011
dc.identifier.citationFrancesco FRANCIONI and Natalino RONZITTI (eds), War by contract : human rights, humanitarian law and private contractors, Oxford : Oxford University Press, 2011, pp. 448-469en
dc.identifier.isbn9780199604555
dc.identifier.isbn9780191725180
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/1814/47646
dc.description.abstractThis chapter analyses the extent to which different kinds of immunities may bar legal proceedings against PMSCs end their employees. Firstly, it addresses the issue of immunity from criminal jurisdiction. The conclusion is that often immunity of private contractors from criminal jurisdiction does not depend on the application of immunity rules, but stems from the combination of a lack of applicable rules to exercise criminal jurisdiction and a lack of political will to proceed. For civil proceedings, the most relevant obstacle that has prevented courts from exercising their jurisdiction over private military and security companies (PMSCs) is the ‘political question doctrine’. This doctrine and similar ones, crafted to protect the exercise of governmental functions, should be narrowly interpreted. In particular, there should be no bar on judicial review when human rights violations occur, since governments themselves are bound to ensure respect for human rights and should foster a culture of accountability.en
dc.language.isoenen
dc.relation.isversionofhttp://hdl.handle.net/1814/12960en
dc.titleImmunity for private contractors : legal hurdles or political snags?en
dc.typeContribution to booken
dc.identifier.doi10.1093/acprof:oso/9780199604555.003.0023
dc.description.versionPublished version of EUI AEL WP 2009/24en


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