Public International Law and Human Rights Violations by Private Military and Security Companies
ISBN:
978-3-319-88175-1
Auflage:
Softcover reprint of the original 1st ed. 2017
Verlag:
Springer International Publishing
Land des Verlags:
Schweiz
Erscheinungsdatum:
24.05.2018
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Format:
Softcover
Seitenanzahl:
158
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This book explores the human rights consequences of the new mercenarism, as channeled through so-called private military and security companies (PMSCs), and offers an overview of the evolution and status quo of both non-legal (soft law and self-regulation) and legal initiatives seeking to limit them. It addresses various topics, including the impact of the presence of non-state actors on human security using the cases of Afghanistan and Syria; research on PMSCs’ impact on human rights in specific cases; the insufficiency and ineffectiveness of existing direct and indirect legal prohibitions on the use of mercenaries; various aspects of international human rights law and international humanitarian law related to the conduct of PMSCs; soft-law and self-regulation mechanisms; and the international minimum standard in general international law regarding the privatization, export, import, and contracting of PMSCs.
Biografische Anmerkung
Helena Torroja, University of Barcelona, Law School, Barcelona, Spain
