Multilevel regulation of military and security contractors : the interplay between international, European and domestic norms / edited by Christine Bakker and Mirko Sossai.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Bakker, Christine, editor.

Sossai, Mirko, editor.

Series:

Studies in international law (Oxford, England) ; v. 38.

Studies in international law ; v. 38

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Defense contracts--Europe.

Defense contracts.

Humanitarian law.

Private military companies (International law).

Private military companies--Europe.

Private military companies.

Private security services--Europe.

Private security services.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (664 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Oxford ; Portland, Oregon : Hart Publishing, 2012.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

"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 standards amidst what is currently very uneven national regulation. This book analyses and discusses the interplay between international, European, and domestic regulatory measures in the field of PMSCs. It presents a comprehensive assessment of the existing domestic legislation in EU Member States and relevant Third States, and identifies implications for future international regulation. The book also addresses the crucial questions whether and how the EU can potentially play a more active future role in the regulation of PMSCs to ensure compliance with human rights and international humanitarian law."--Bloomsbury Publishing.

Contents:

Introduction / Christine Bakker and Mirko Sossai

Regulatory initiatives at the international level / Nigel D. White

The regulatory context of private military and security contractors at the EU level / Guido den Dekker

The European Union and private military and security contractors : existing controls and legal bases for further regulation / Marco Gestri

The role of EU external relations in ensuring compliance with human rights and humanitarian law by private contractors / Mirko Sossai and Christine Bakker

A comparative overview of European and extra-European national regulation of private military and security services / Ottavio Quirico

The Baltic States / Ieva Miluna

Belgium / Axelle Reiter

Czech Republic / Petra Ochmannova

France / Vanessa Capdevielle and Hamza Cherief

Germany / Ralf Evertz

Italy / Andrea Atteritano

The Netherlands / Guido den Dekker

Spain / Joana Abrisketa

Sweden / Andreas Bergman

The United Kingdom / Alexandra Bohm, Kerry Senior and Adam White

United States : law and policy governing private military contractors after 9/11 / Kristine Huskey and Scott Sullivan

Canada : beyond the law? : the regulation of private military and security companies operating abroad / David Antonyshyn, Jan Grofe and Don Hubert

Colombia : regulating private military and security companies in a "host state" / Irene Cabrera and Antoine Perret

Israel : going private : the use and regulation of private military and security companies in situations of armed conflict / Yaël Ronen

Russian Federation : regulatory tools regarding private entities performing military and security services / Signe Zaharova

South Africa : the regulatory context of private military and security services / Faustin Z. Ntoubandi

Australia : regulating private military and security companies / Tim McCormack and Rain Liivoja

Jurisdictional competence and applicable criminal law with regard to private military and security companies / Ieva Miluna

Military criminal justice and jurisdiction over civilians : the first lessons from Strasbourg / Stefano Manacorda and Triestino Mariniello

The regulation of private military and security companies : tax aspects / Giuseppe Melis and Alessio Persiani.

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

9786613774057

9781472565860

147256586X

9781281066152

128106615X

9781847318992

1847318991

OCLC:

809768490