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The legality of private military in armed conflict with special reference to international humanitarian law
Anand Prakash
The legality of private military in armed conflict with special reference to international humanitarian law - BangaloreBangalore NLSIU 2014 - 101 p. ; 25 cm.
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.
The legality of private military in armed conflict with special reference to international humanitarian law - BangaloreBangalore NLSIU 2014 - 101 p. ; 25 cm.
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.