From mercenaries to market : the rise and regulation of private military companies / edited by Simon Chesterman and Chia Lehnardt.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Chesterman, Simon.

Lehnardt, Chia.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Police, Private.

Private security services--Law and legislation.

Private security services.

Mercenary troops.

Security, International.

Physical Description:

xx, 287 pages ; 24 cm

Place of Publication:

Oxford ; New York : Oxford University Press, 2007.

Summary:

Frequently characterized as either mercenaries in modern guise or the market's response to a security vacuum, private military companies are commercial firms offering military services ranging from combat and military training and advice to logistical support, and play an increasingly important role in armed conflicts, UN peace operations, and providing security in unstable states. As private military companies assume more responsibilities in conflict and post-conflict settings, their growing significance raises fundamental questions about their nature, their role in different regions and contexts, and their regulation. This volume examines the interaction between regulation and market forces and analyzes the current legal framework and the needs and possibilities for regulation in the years ahead.

Contents:

Morality and regulation / Sarah Percy

What should and what should not be regulated? / Kevin A. O'Brien

Regulating the role of private military companies in shaping security and politics / Anna Leander

Weak governments in search of strength : Africa's experience of mercenaries and private military companies / Angela McIntyre and Taya Weiss

A government in search of cover : private military companies in Iraq / David Isenberg

Transitional states in search of support : private military companies and security sector reform / Elke Krahmann

Private military companies under international humanitarian law / Louise Doswald-Beck

Private military companies and state responsibility / Chia Lehnardt

Domestic regulation : licensing regimes for the export of military goods and services / Marina Caparini

The emerging market for private military services and the problems of regulation / Deborah Avant

Make or buy? : principal-agent theory and the regulation of private military companies / James Cockayne

Contract as a tool for regulating private military companies / Laura A. Dickinson

The future of the market / Andrew Bearpark and Sabrina Schulz

Conclusion : from mercenaries to market / Simon Chesterman and Chia Lehnardt.

Notes:

"A project of the Institute for International Law and Justice at New York University School of Law."

Includes bibliographical references (pages [257]-270) and index.

ISBN:

9780199228485

0199228485

OCLC:

122291722