War by contract: human rights, humanitarian law, and private contractors

The conduct of armed conflict is increasingly being outsourced to private military and security companies, whose legal position remains unclear. This book identifies and analyses the human rights and humanitarian law framework applicable to these companies, examining how they can be held to account and how victims can obtain remedies. INDICE: Security and Policy Perspectives; 1: Eugenio Cusumano: Policy Prospects for Regulating Private Military and Security Companies; 2: Natalino Ronzitti: The Use of Private Contractors in the Fight against Piracy: Policy Options; Human Rights; 3: Federico Lenzerini and Francesco Francioni: The Role of Human Rights in the Regulation of Private Military and Security Companies; 4: Ieva Kalnina and Ugis Zeltins: The Impact of the EU Human Rights System on Operations of Private Military and Security Companies; 5: Francesco Francioni: TheRole of the Home State in Ensuring Compliance with Human Rights by Private Military Contractors; 6: Carsten Hoppe: Positive Human Rights Obligations of theHiring State in Connection with the Provision of Coercive Services by a Private Military And Security Company; 7: Christine Bakker: Duties to Prevent, Investigate and Redress Human Rights Violations by Private Military and Security Companies: The Role of the Host State; 8: Giulia Pinzauti: Adjudicating Human Rights Violations Committed by Private Contractors in Conflict Situations before the European Court of Human Rights; 9: Guido Den Dekker and Eric Myjer: The Right to Life and Self-Defence of Private Military and Security Contractors inArmed Conflict; International Humanitarian Law; 10: Luisa Vierucci: Private Military and Security Companies in Non-International Armed Conflicts: Ius ad Bellum and Ius in Bello Issues; 11: Giulio Bartolini: Private Military Companiesas 'Persons who Accompany the Armed Forces'; 12: Luisa Vierucci: Private Military and Security Companies in Non-International Armed Conflicts: Ius ad Bellum and Ius in Bello Issues; 13: Christine Bakker and Susanna Greijer: Children's Rights: The Potential Impact of Private Military and Security Companies; 14:Ana Filipa Vrdoljak: Women and Private Military and Security Companies; 15: Valentina Falco: Private Military and Security Companies and the EU's Crisis Management: Perspectives under Human Rights and International Humanitarian Law; 16: Marina Mancini, Faustin Ntoubandi and Thilo Marauhn: Old Concepts and New Challenges: Are Private Contractors the Mercenaries of the 21st Century?; Accountability and Responsibility of Private Contractors; 17: Sorcha MacLeod: The Role of International Regulatory Initiatives on Business and Human Rights for Holding Private Military and Security Contractors to Account; 18: Carsten Hoppe, Ottavio Quirico: Codes of Conduct for Private Military and Security Companies: The State of Self-regulation in the Industry; 19: Nigel White: Institutional Responsibility for Private Military and Security Contractors; 20: CharlotteBeaucillon, Julian Fernandez and HélŠne Raspail: State Responsibility for Conduct of PMSC Violating Ius ad Bellum; Criminal and Civil Liability of Private Military and Security Companies and their Employees; 21: Ottavio Quirico: The Criminal Responsibility of PMSC Personnel under International Humanitarian Law; 22: Micaela Frulli: Immunity for Pr

• ISBN: 978-0-19-960455-5
• Editorial: Oxford University
• Encuadernacion: Cartoné
• Páginas: 576
• Fecha Publicación: 01/01/2011
• Nº Volúmenes: 1
• Idioma: Inglés