Multilevel regulation of military and security contractors
Subtitle: the interplay between international, European and domestic norms
By: edited by Christine Bakker and Mirko Sossai
Series: Studies in international law -- v. 38; Studies in international law (Oxford, England) -- v. 38.
Publisher: Hart
Published: 2012
Place of publication: Oxford; Portland, Or
Language: eng
Number of pages: 625
ISBN-13: 9781849462488
Subjects: Private military companies; Humanitarian law; Defense contracts; Private security services; Private military companies (International law)
Description: "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.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: Introduction / -- Christine Bakker and Mirko Sossai; title: Regulatory initiatives at the international level  -- Nigel D. White; title: The regulatory context of private military and security contractors at the EU level  -- Guido den Dekker; title: The European Union and private military and security contractors : existing controls and legal bases for further regulation  -- Marco Gestri; title: The role of EU external relations in ensuring compliance with human rights and humanitarian law by private contractors  -- Mirko Sossai and Christine Bakker; title: A comparative overview of European and extra-European national regulation of private military and security services  -- Ottavio Quirico; title: The Baltic States  -- Ieva Miluna; title: Belgium  -- Axelle Reiter; title: Czech Republic  -- Petra Ochmannova; title: France  -- Vanessa Capdevielle and Hamza Cherief; title: Germany  -- Ralf Evertz; title: Italy  -- Andrea Atteritano; title: The Netherlands  -- Guido den Dekker; title: Spain  -- Joana Abrisketa; title: Sweden  -- Andreas Bergman; title: The United Kingdom  -- Alexandra Bohm, Kerry Senior and Adam White; title: United States : law and policy governing private military contractors after 9/11  -- Kristine Huskey and Scott Sullivan; title: Canada : beyond the law? : the regulation of private military and security companies operating abroad  -- David Antonyshyn, Jan Grofe and Don Hubert; title: Colombia : regulating private military and security companies in a "host state"  -- Irene Cabrera and Antoine Perret; title: Israel : going private : the use and regulation of private military and security companies in situations of armed conflict  -- Yaël Ronen; title: Russian Federation : regulatory tools regarding private entities performing military and security services  -- Signe Zaharova; title: South Africa : the regulatory context of private military and security services  -- Faustin Z. Ntoubandi; title: Australia : regulating private military and security companies  -- Tim McCormack and Rain Liivoja; title: Jurisdictional competence and applicable criminal law with regard to private military and security companies  -- Ieva Miluna; title: Military criminal justice and jurisdiction over civilians : the first lessons from Strasbourg  -- Stefano Manacorda and Triestino Mariniello; title: The regulation of private military and security companies : tax aspects -- Giuseppe Melis and Alessio Persiani.