The Legal Regime Applicable to Private Military and Security Company Personnel in Armed Conflicts
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Beschreibung
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.
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.
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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Mohamad Ghazi Janaby
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Private military and security companies International humanitarian law Mercenaries Peacekeepers Armed groups Humanitarian organisations Civilians Combatants International human rights law Regulation of private military and security companies