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War by Contract - Human Rights, Humanitarian Law, and Private Contractors (Hardcover)
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War by Contract - Human Rights, Humanitarian Law, and Private Contractors (Hardcover)
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The growth in scope and importance of the private military and
security industry in the past decade has challenged the role of the
state as the main provider of defence and security functions. At
the same time it has put under stress the state's authority to
properly oversee the conduct of private contractors and has raised
the question of whether existing rules of domestic law and
international law are adequate to ensure their accountability in
the event of abuse. This book addresses this question through the
lens of international human rights law and international
humanitarian law. It presents a systematic analysis of the way in
which these two bodies of international law, applicable in times of
peace and in the event of armed conflict, may be interpreted and
implemented in a way so as to fill possible accountability gaps.
Human rights and humanitarian law obligations are analysed from the
point of view of their applicability to the states involved, to
international organizations, and to the companies and their
individual employees. Victims' access to civil remedies and the
criminal prosecution of private contractors, as well as new policy
issues, such as the use of private contractors in the fight against
piracy, are also covered in the book.
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