War by contract [electronic resource] : human rights, humanitarian law, and private contractors / edited by Francesco Francioni and Natalino Ronzitti.

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TextPublication details: Oxford : Oxford University Press, 2011.Description: 1 online resourceISBN:

9780191725180 (ebook) :

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Additional physical formats: Print version: No titleDDC classification:

341.67 22

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KZ6471

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Oxford scholarship online

Summary: The conduct of armed conflict is increasingly being outsourced to private military and security companies, whose legal position remains unclear. This book identifies and analyses the human rights and humanitarian law framework applicable to these companies, examining how they can be held to account and how victims can obtain remedies.

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The conduct of armed conflict is increasingly being outsourced to private military and security companies, whose legal position remains unclear. This book identifies and analyses the human rights and humanitarian law framework applicable to these companies, examining how they can be held to account and how victims can obtain remedies.

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Includes bibliographical references and index.

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