Marque and Reprisal : The Spheres of Public and Private War /

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"Letters of marque" might suggest privateers of the Elizabethan era or the American Revolution. But such conventions are duly covered in the US Constitution, and the private military instruments they sanction are very much at work today in the form of mercenaries and military contractors....

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Autor principal: Moss, Kenneth B. (Autor)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Lawrence, Kansas : University Press of Kansas, 2019.
Colección:Book collections on Project MUSE.
Temas:
War (International law)
Private military companies (International law)
Private military companies.
Mercenary troops (International law)
Constitutional law.
LAW > Constitutional.
HISTORY > Military > Other.
Societes militaires privees (Droit international) > États-Unis.
Mercenaires (Droit international) > États-Unis.
Societes militaires privees > États-Unis.
Guerre (Droit international)
Private military companies (International law) > United States.
Mercenary troops (International law) > United States.
Private military companies > United States.
Mercenary troops > Legal status, laws, etc. > United States.
Constitutional law > United States.
United States.
Electronic books.
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Defining the spheres of war
  • Private war : who are the participants?
  • Private and public war in the Atlantic World and beyond
  • Defining the balance in a revolution and the Constitution
  • The return and retreat of private force for profit
  • The privatization of war.

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