Overview
- Pursues a systematic approach that primarily focuses on the use of PMSCs by states
- Includes a special chapter on the use of PMSCs as UN peace-keepers
- Clarifies which of the existing legal statuses adopted by international humanitarian law can apply to PMSC personnel
- Includes supplementary material: sn.pub/extras
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Table of contents (8 chapters)
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Front Matter
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About this book
This book investigates the modern privatisation of war. It specifically focuses on the legal regime regulating private military and security company (PMSC) personnel in armed conflicts. The law regulating PMSC personnel is analysed from two perspectives. Firstly, can one of the three following legal statuses established by international humanitarian law – “mercenary”, “combatant” or “civilian” – be applied to PMSC personnel? Secondly, the book employs a context-dependent methodology to explore the legal regime regulating PMSC personnel. It argues that the legal regime regulating PMSC personnel in armed conflicts depends on who hires them: individual states, the United Nations, non-governmental organisations, or armed groups. This approach represents a departure from previous literature, where attention has primarily been paid to the use of PMSCs by states.
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Bibliographic Information
Book Title: The Legal Regime Applicable to Private Military and Security Company Personnel in Armed Conflicts
Authors: Mohamad Ghazi Janaby
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-42231-2
Publisher: Springer Cham
eBook Packages: Law and Criminology, Law and Criminology (R0)
Copyright Information: Springer International Publishing Switzerland 2016
Hardcover ISBN: 978-3-319-42230-5Published: 07 September 2016
Softcover ISBN: 978-3-319-82531-1Published: 14 June 2018
eBook ISBN: 978-3-319-42231-2Published: 31 August 2016
Edition Number: 1
Number of Pages: XV, 237
Topics: International Humanitarian Law, Law of Armed Conflict, Military and Defence Studies, Human Rights, International Criminal Law