Multilevel regulation of military and security contractors : the interplay between international, European and domestic norms /
The outsourcing of military and security services is the object of intense legal debate. States employ private military and security companies (PMSCs) to perform functions previously exercised by regular armed forces, and increasingly international organisations, NGOs and business corporations do th...
Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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Otros Autores: | , |
Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
Idioma: | Inglés |
Publicado: |
Oxford ; Portland, Or. :
Hart,
2012.
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Colección: | Studies in international law (Oxford, England) ;
v. 38. |
Temas: | |
Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
Sumario: | The outsourcing of military and security services is the object of intense legal debate. States employ private military and security companies (PMSCs) to perform functions previously exercised by regular armed forces, and increasingly international organisations, NGOs and business corporations do the same to provide security, particularly in crisis situations. Much of the public attention on PMSCs has been in response to incidents in which PMSC employees have been accused of violating international humanitarian law. Therefore initiatives have been launched to introduce uniform international st. |
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Descripción Física: | 1 online resource (xxxviii, 625 pages) |
Bibliografía: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
ISBN: | 9781847318992 1847318991 9781472565860 147256586X 9781847319005 1847319009 |