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Title:Passing the Buck: State Responsibility for Private Military Companies Author(s):HOPPE, CarstenDate:2009Type:Working PaperSeries/Number:EUI AEL; 2009/03; PRIV-WAR ProjectAbstract: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 ...

Title:EU Operations and Private Military Contractors: Issues of Corporate and Institutional Responsibility Author(s):WHITE, Nigel D.; MACLEOD, SorchaDate:2009Type:Working PaperSeries/Number:EUI AEL; 2009/07; PRIV-WAR ProjectAbstract: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:‘We Can’t Spy … If We Can’t Buy!’: The Privatization of Intelligence and the Limits of Outsourcing ‘Inherently Governmental Functions’ Author(s):CHESTERMAN, SimonDate:2009Type:Working PaperSeries/Number:EUI AEL; 2009/02; PRIV-WAR ProjectAbstract: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 ...

Title:Obligations of States to Prosecute Employees of Private Military and Security Companies for Serious Human Rights Violations Author(s):BAKKER, Christine EUI affiliated

Date:2009Type:Working PaperSeries/Number:EUI AEL; 2009/01; PRIV-WAR ProjectAbstract: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 ...

Title:Status of PMSC Personnel in the Laws of War: The Question of Direct Participation in Hostilities Author(s):SOSSAI, MirkoDate:2009Type:Working PaperSeries/Number:EUI AEL; 2009/06; PRIV-WAR ProjectAbstract: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:Litigating Abuses Committed by Private Military Companies Author(s):RYNGAERT, CedricDate:2009Type:Working PaperSeries/Number:EUI AEL; 2009/05; PRIV-WAR ProjectAbstract: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 ...

Title:Individual Liability of Private Military Personnel under International Criminal Law Author(s):LEHNARDT, ChiaDate:2009Type:Working PaperSeries/Number:EUI AEL; 2009/04; PRIV-WAR ProjectAbstract: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 ...

Title:Human Rights Violations by Private Persons and Entities: The Case-Law of International Human Rights Courts and Monitoring Bodies Author(s):ZIEMELE, InetaDate:2009Type:Working PaperSeries/Number:EUI AEL; 2009/08; PRIV-WAR ProjectAbstract: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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