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This book explores the human rights consequences of the new mercenarism, as channeled through so-called private military and security companies (PMSCs), and offers an overview of the evolution and status quo of both non-legal (soft law and self-regulation) and legal initiatives seeking to limit them. It addresses various topics, including the impact of the presence of non-state actors on human security using the cases of Afghanistan and Syria; research on PMSCs' impact on human rights in specific cases; the insufficiency and ineffectiveness of existing direct and indirect legal prohibitions on the use of mercenaries; various aspects of international human rights law and international humanitarian law related to the conduct of PMSCs; soft-law and self-regulation mechanisms; and the international minimum standard in general international law regarding the privatization, export, import, and contracting of PMSCs.

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Book category Books in English Society & social sciences Politics & government Political control & freedoms

• Full title: Public International Law and Human Rights Violations by Private Military and Security Companies
• Author: Helena Torroja
• Language: English
• Binding: Hardback
• Number of pages: 158
• EAN: 9783319660974
• ISBN: 3319660977
• ID: 16771858
• Publisher: Springer International Publishing AG
• Weight: 474 g
• Dimensions: 235 × 155 × 15 mm
• Date of publishing: 13. December 2017

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