Multilevel Regulation of Military and Security Contractors

The Interplay between International, European and Domestic Norms
1. Auflage 2012
ISBN: 978-1-84946-248-8
Verlag: Hart Publishing

Buch, Englisch, Band 38, 664 Seiten, Hardback, Format (B × H): 156 mm x 234 mm, Gewicht: 1174 g

Reihe: Studies in International Law

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.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Bakker, Christine

Sossai, Mirko

Fachgebiete

• Rechtswissenschaften Internationales Recht und Europarecht Internationales Recht Internationales Handels-, Wirtschafts- und Gesellschaftsrecht
• Sozialwissenschaften Politikwissenschaft Militärwesen Verwaltung, Streitkräfte (Militärwesen)
• Rechtswissenschaften Internationales Recht und Europarecht Europarecht Europäisches Handels-, Wirtschafts- und Gesellschaftsrecht, Währungsrecht
• Rechtswissenschaften Internationales Recht und Europarecht Internationales Recht Internationale Menschen- und Minderheitenrechte, Kinderrechte
• Rechtswissenschaften Internationales Recht und Europarecht Europarecht Europäisches Öffentliches Recht (inkl. EMRK)
• Rechtswissenschaften Internationales Recht und Europarecht Internationales Recht Internationales Kriegsrecht, Territorialrecht, Humanitäres Recht

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Introduction
Christine Bakker and Mirko Sossai
Part I: General Overview
1. Regulatory Initiatives at the International Level
Nigel D White
2 The Regulatory Context of Private Military and Security Contractors at the EU Level
Guido den Dekker
3. The European Union and Private Military and Security Contractors: Existing Controls and Legal Bases for Further Regulation
Marco Gestri
4. The Role of EU External Relations in Ensuring Compliance with Human Rights and Humanitarian Law by Private Contractors
Mirko Sossai and Christine Bakker
5. A Comparative Overview of European and Extra-European National Regulation of Private Military and Security Services
Ottavio Quirico
Part II: Existing Regulation and Case Law in EU Member States
6. The Baltic States 1
Ieva Miluna
7. Belgium
Axelle Reiter
8. Czech Republic
Petra Ochmannova
9. France
Vanessa Capdevielle and Hamza Cherief
10. Germany
Ralf Evertz
11. Italy
Andrea Atteritano
12. The Netherlands
Guido den Dekker
13. Spain
Joana Abrisketa
14. Sweden
Andreas Bergman
15. The United Kingdom
Alexandra Bohm, Kerry Senior and Adam White
Part III: Options for Regulation: the Experience of Relevant Third States
16. United States: Law and Policy Governing Private Military Contractors after 9/11
Kristine Huskey and Scott Sullivan
17. Canada: Beyond the Law? The Regulation of Private Military and Security Companies Operating Abroad
David Antonyshyn, Jan Grofe and Don Hubert
18. Colombia: Regulating Private Military and Security Companies in a 'Host State'
Irene Cabrera and Antoine Perret
19. Israel: Going Private: The Use and Regulation of Private Military and Security Companies in Situations of Armed Conflict
Yaël Ronen
20. Russian Federation: Regulatory Tools Regarding Private Entities Performing Military and Security Services
Signe Zaharova
21. South Africa: The Regulatory Context of Private Military and Security Services
Faustin Z Ntoubandi
22. Australia: Regulating Private Military and Security Companies
Tim McCormack and Rain Liivoja
Part IV: Challenges to the Regulation of Private Military and Security Companies
23. Jurisdictional Competence and Applicable Criminal Law with Regard to Private Military and Security Companies
Ieva Miluna
24. Military Criminal Justice and Jurisdiction over Civilians: The First Lessons from Strasbourg
Stefano Manacorda and Triestino Mariniello
25. The Regulation of Private Military and Security Companies: Tax Aspects
Giuseppe Melis and Alessio Persiani
Annex: Priv-War Recommendations for EU Regulatory Action in the Field of Private Military and Security Companies and their Services

Über Autor(innen)

Sossai, Mirko
Mirko Sossai is lecturer in international law at the University of Rome III.

Bakker, Christine
Christine Bakker is a Research Fellow at the European University Institute in Florence specialising in human rights law, including children's rights.

Christine Bakker is a Research Fellow at the European University Institute in Florence specialising in human rights law, including children's rights.
Mirko Sossai is lecturer in international law at the University of Rome III.