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Public International Law and Human Rights Violations by Private Military and Security Companies

Public International Law and Human Rights Violations by Private Military and Security Companies

Author: Helena Torroja
Publisher: Springer-Verlag
ISBN: 9783319660974
Published In: December 2017
Format: Hardback
Jurisdiction: Switzerland ? Disclaimer:
Countri(es) stated herein are used as reference only

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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.

Foreword by Patricia Arias

Introduction by Helena Torroja Mateu

Afghanistan and Syria: Non-state Actors and their Negative Impact on Human Security by Mario Laborie

Delimitation and Presence of PMSCs: Impact on Human Rights by Felipe Daza

The Ineffectiveness of the Current Definition of a `Mercenary' in International Humanitarian and Criminal Law by Jose L. Gomez del Prado

Private Military and Security Companies and Human Rights by Carlos Lopez-Hurtado

International Soft Law Initiatives: The Opportunities and Limitations of the Montreux Document, ICoC, and Security Operations Management System Standards by Rebecca DeWinter-Schmitt

Ideas on the International Minimum Standard for the Privatization, Export, and Import of Armed Coercion by Helena Torroja Mateu

Conclusion by Helena Torroja Mateu.