Modern warfare : armed groups, private militaries, humanitarian organizations, and the law / edited by Benjamin Perrin.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Perrin, Benjamin.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Humanitarian law.

Insurgency.

Private security services.

Urban violence.

Humanitarian assistance.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (421 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Vancouver : UBC Press, c2012.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

The face of modern warfare is changing as more and more humanitarian organizations, private military companies, and non-state groups enter complex security environments such as Iraq, Afghanistan, and Haiti. Although this shift has been overshadowed by legal issues connected to the War on Terror and intervention in countries such as Rwanda and Sudan, it has caused some to question the relevance of the laws of war. To bridge the widening gap between the theory and practice of the law, Modern Warfare brings together both scholars and practitioners who offer diverse perspectives on the key challenges to the law's legitimacy: how to ensure compliance among non-state groups; the proliferation of private military companies in the employ of humanitarian organizations; tension between the idea of humanitarian space and counterinsurgency doctrines; and the phenomenon of urban violence. By bringing to light the law's limitations -- and potential -- this timely book opens a path to preventing further unnecessary suffering and violence.

Contents:

Part 2. Private Military and Security Companies and Humanitarian Organizations

Private Security Companies and Humanitarian Organizations : Implications for International Humanitarian Law / Benjamin Perrin

The Case for Humanitarian Organizations to Use Private Security Contractors / Andrew Bearpark

The Use of Armed Security Escorts : a Challenge to Independent and Neutral Humanitarian Action / Jamie Williamson

Obligations of Private Military and Security Companies under International Humanitarian Law / Fred Schreier

Part 3. The "Humanitarian Space" Debate

"Humanitarian Space" in Search of a New Home : (Limited) Guidance from International Law / Sylvain Beauchamp

Humanitarian Space and Stability Operations / Michael Khambatta

The Implications for Women of a Shrinking Humanitarian Space / Valerie Oosterveld

Whither Humanitarian Space? : the Costs of Integrated Peacebuilding in Afghanistan / Emily Paddon and Taylor Owen

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

0-7748-2547-2

1-280-59675-9

9786613626585

0-7748-2234-1

OCLC:

767940687