Description |
1 online resource (1 online version (xx, 287 pages)) |
Contents |
Introduction / Simon Chesterman and Chia Lehnardt -- pt. 1. Concerns. 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 -- pt. 2. Challenges. 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 -- pt. 3. Norms. 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 -- pt. 4. Markets. 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 |
Summary |
The contributors to this text consider the growing importance of private military companies and efforts to regulate their activities |
Analysis |
Mercenary troops |
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Police, Private |
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Private security services Law and legislation |
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Security, International |
Notes |
"A project of the Institute for International Law and Justice at New York University School of Law." |
Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 257-270) and index |
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Master and use copy. Digital master created according to Benchmark for Faithful Digital Reproductions of Monographs and Serials, Version 1. Digital Library Federation, December 2002. http://purl.oclc.org/DLF/benchrepro0212 MiAaHDL |
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Subject |
Police, Private.
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Private security services -- Law and legislation
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Mercenary troops.
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Security, International.
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Private military companies.
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mercenaries.
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86.92 law of war.
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89.76 polemology.
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LAW -- Military.
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Forces armées.
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Entreprises privées.
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Activité militaire.
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Réglementation.
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Ethique.
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Mercenary troops.
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Police, Private.
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Private military companies.
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Private security services -- Law and legislation.
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Security, International.
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Privatarmee
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Sicherheitspolitik
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Militias.
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Private sector.
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Security services.
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Mercenary troops.
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Military.
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Privatization.
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Police, Private.
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Private security services -- Law and legislation.
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Mercenary troops.
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Security, International.
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Private military companies.
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Private military companies.
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National security.
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International peace and security.
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Regulation.
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Legosoldater.
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Internationell säkerhet.
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Military policy.
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PSCs -- armed forces.
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Form |
Electronic book
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Author |
Chesterman, Simon.
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Lehnardt, Chia.
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LC no. |
2007013102 |
ISBN |
9780191566516 |
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0191566519 |
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9780191711435 |
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0191711438 |
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1283580438 |
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9781283580434 |
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9786613892881 |
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6613892882 |
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0199228485 |
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9780199228485 |
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