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The legality of private military in armed conflict with special reference to international humanitarian law
Publication details: BangaloreBangalore NLSIU 2014Description: 101 p. ; 25 cmOnline resources:
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TABLE OF CONTENTS PART I· INTRODUCTION OF PMSCs; CHAPTER -1: INTRODUCTION; CHAPTER - 2: PRIVATE MILITARY COMPANIES OR PRIVATE SECURITY COMPANIES ; I. INTRODUCTION ; II. GENERAL NATURE OF PMSC's ; PART II· HISTORY OF PMSCs; CHAPTER - 3: EVOLUTION OF PRIVATE MILITARY ACTORS (PMc/psc) ; I. INTRODUCTION ; II. PRIVATE FORCES IN TWELFTH TO SEVENTEENTH CENTURY EUROPE ; III. PRIVATE FORCES IN NINETEENTH CENTURY ; IV. PRIVATE FORCE IN THE TWENTIETH CENTURY ; V. MODERN PRIVATE SECURITY INDUSTRY ; PART 111- LEGAL STATUS OF PMSCs; CHAPTER - 4: JURISTIC VIEWS ON PRIVATE MILITARY ACTORS (PMC/psc) ; ~ MICHAEL COTTIER ; ~ EMANUELA·CHAIARA GILLARD ; ~ ERIC MONGELARD ; ~ BENJAMIN PERRIN ; ~ LINDSEY CAMERON ; CHAPTER - 5: LEGAL POSITION OF PMSC's IN INTERNATIONAL & NATIONAL ARENA ; 5.1 INTRODUCTION ; 5.2 INTERNATIONAL LAWS; I. GENEVA CONVENTION ; I. THE MONTREUX DOCUMENTS ; 5.3 NATIONAL LAWS ; I. USA ; II. IRAQ ; III. AFGHANISTAN ; CHAPTER - 6: LEGAL STATUS OF PMSC's EMPLOYEES UNDER INTERNATIONAL HUMANITARIAN LAW ; 6.1 INTRODUCTION ; I. WHAT IS THE GENERAL LEGAL DISTINCTION BETWEEN COMBATANT & CIVILIAN?; II. ARE PMSC EMPLOYEES COMBATANTS UNDER IHL? ; III. ARE PMSC EMPLOYEES CIVILIANS UNDER IHL? ARE THEY "CIVILIANS PARTICIPATING IN HOSTILITIES"?; IV. WHAT IS THE SIGNIFICANCE OF OTHER LEGAL FRAMEWORKS APPLICABLE TO PMSC? ; PART IV - PRIVATE MILITARY AS PEACEKEEPING; CHAPTER -7: PRIVATE MILITARY COMPANIES A POSSIBLE SOLUTION TO PEACEKEEPING CHALLENGES; I. INTRODUCTION ; II. PRIVATIZATION OF PEACEKEEPING ; III. GROWING COMMITMENTS BY THE INTERNATIONAL COMMUNITY TO PEACEKEEPING ; IV. SHORTCOMINGS & CONCERN ; PART V-OBLIGATION & RESPONSIBILITY; CHAPTER - 8: STATE OBLIGATION & RESPONSIBILITY FOR THE SERVICES OF PMsc ; I. INTRODUCTION ; II. OBLIGATIONS AND RESPONSIBILITY OF THE STATE HIRING THE PMc/psc ; III. OBLIGATIONS AND RESPONSIBILITY OF OTHER STATES ; IV. OBLIGATIONS AND RESPONSIBILITY OF HOME STATE ; V. CRIMINAL RESPONSIBILITY ; VI. COMMAND RESPONSIBILITY ; VII. INDIVIDUAL RESPONSIBILITY OF PMSC PERSON ; PART VI- OBSERVATIONS & CONCLUSION; CHAPTER - 9: NECESSITY OF ADOPTING A NEW CONVENTION ON PRIVATE MILITARY COMPANIES ; I. INTRODUCTION ; II. ISSUES THE CONVENTION HAS TO ADDRESS ; 1) INTERNATIONAL LICENSING REGIME ; 2) SPECIFIC PROVISION REQUIRING RESPECT FOR INTERNATIONAL HUMANITARIAN LAW ; 3) LIST OF EXCLUDED ACTIVITIES ; 4) OBLIGATION FOR STATES TO ENSURE VIOLATIONS OF INTERNATIONAL LAW BY PRIVATE MILITARY CONTRACTORS ARE PUNISHED ; 5) PUNISHMENTS AVAILABLE TO PRIVATE MILITARY COMPANIES ; CHAPTER -10: CONCLUSION ; PART VII – BIBLIOGRAPHY; I. PRIMARY SOURCES ; 1) CONVENTIONS ; 2) REPORTS ; II. SECONDARY SOURCES ; 1) TEXTBOOKS ; 2) ARTICLES ; 3) RELEVANT WEBSITES.
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TABLE OF CONTENTS PART I· INTRODUCTION OF PMSCs; CHAPTER -1: INTRODUCTION; CHAPTER - 2: PRIVATE MILITARY COMPANIES OR PRIVATE SECURITY COMPANIES ; I. INTRODUCTION ; II. GENERAL NATURE OF PMSC's ; PART II· HISTORY OF PMSCs; CHAPTER - 3: EVOLUTION OF PRIVATE MILITARY ACTORS (PMc/psc) ; I. INTRODUCTION ; II. PRIVATE FORCES IN TWELFTH TO SEVENTEENTH CENTURY EUROPE ; III. PRIVATE FORCES IN NINETEENTH CENTURY ; IV. PRIVATE FORCE IN THE TWENTIETH CENTURY ; V. MODERN PRIVATE SECURITY INDUSTRY ; PART 111- LEGAL STATUS OF PMSCs; CHAPTER - 4: JURISTIC VIEWS ON PRIVATE MILITARY ACTORS (PMC/psc) ; ~ MICHAEL COTTIER ; ~ EMANUELA·CHAIARA GILLARD ; ~ ERIC MONGELARD ; ~ BENJAMIN PERRIN ; ~ LINDSEY CAMERON ; CHAPTER - 5: LEGAL POSITION OF PMSC's IN INTERNATIONAL & NATIONAL ARENA ; 5.1 INTRODUCTION ; 5.2 INTERNATIONAL LAWS; I. GENEVA CONVENTION ; I. THE MONTREUX DOCUMENTS ; 5.3 NATIONAL LAWS ; I. USA ; II. IRAQ ; III. AFGHANISTAN ; CHAPTER - 6: LEGAL STATUS OF PMSC's EMPLOYEES UNDER INTERNATIONAL HUMANITARIAN LAW ; 6.1 INTRODUCTION ; I. WHAT IS THE GENERAL LEGAL DISTINCTION BETWEEN COMBATANT & CIVILIAN?; II. ARE PMSC EMPLOYEES COMBATANTS UNDER IHL? ; III. ARE PMSC EMPLOYEES CIVILIANS UNDER IHL? ARE THEY "CIVILIANS PARTICIPATING IN HOSTILITIES"?; IV. WHAT IS THE SIGNIFICANCE OF OTHER LEGAL FRAMEWORKS APPLICABLE TO PMSC? ; PART IV - PRIVATE MILITARY AS PEACEKEEPING; CHAPTER -7: PRIVATE MILITARY COMPANIES A POSSIBLE SOLUTION TO PEACEKEEPING CHALLENGES; I. INTRODUCTION ; II. PRIVATIZATION OF PEACEKEEPING ; III. GROWING COMMITMENTS BY THE INTERNATIONAL COMMUNITY TO PEACEKEEPING ; IV. SHORTCOMINGS & CONCERN ; PART V-OBLIGATION & RESPONSIBILITY; CHAPTER - 8: STATE OBLIGATION & RESPONSIBILITY FOR THE SERVICES OF PMsc ; I. INTRODUCTION ; II. OBLIGATIONS AND RESPONSIBILITY OF THE STATE HIRING THE PMc/psc ; III. OBLIGATIONS AND RESPONSIBILITY OF OTHER STATES ; IV. OBLIGATIONS AND RESPONSIBILITY OF HOME STATE ; V. CRIMINAL RESPONSIBILITY ; VI. COMMAND RESPONSIBILITY ; VII. INDIVIDUAL RESPONSIBILITY OF PMSC PERSON ; PART VI- OBSERVATIONS & CONCLUSION; CHAPTER - 9: NECESSITY OF ADOPTING A NEW CONVENTION ON PRIVATE MILITARY COMPANIES ; I. INTRODUCTION ; II. ISSUES THE CONVENTION HAS TO ADDRESS ; 1) INTERNATIONAL LICENSING REGIME ; 2) SPECIFIC PROVISION REQUIRING RESPECT FOR INTERNATIONAL HUMANITARIAN LAW ; 3) LIST OF EXCLUDED ACTIVITIES ; 4) OBLIGATION FOR STATES TO ENSURE VIOLATIONS OF INTERNATIONAL LAW BY PRIVATE MILITARY CONTRACTORS ARE PUNISHED ; 5) PUNISHMENTS AVAILABLE TO PRIVATE MILITARY COMPANIES ; CHAPTER -10: CONCLUSION ; PART VII – BIBLIOGRAPHY; I. PRIMARY SOURCES ; 1) CONVENTIONS ; 2) REPORTS ; II. SECONDARY SOURCES ; 1) TEXTBOOKS ; 2) ARTICLES ; 3) RELEVANT WEBSITES.