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The Privatization of Peacekeeping: Exploring Limits and Responsibility Under International Law

The Privatization of Peacekeeping: Exploring Limits and Responsibility Under International Law

Author: Lindsey Cameron
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
ISBN: 9781316623565

Published In: December 2018
Format: Paperback
Jurisdiction: U.K. ? Disclaimer:
Countri(es) stated herein are used as reference only
Hardback Edition ISBN: 9781107172302

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Private military and security companies (PMSCs) have been used in every peace operation since 1990 and reliance on them is increasing at a time when peace operations themselves are becoming ever more complex.

This book provides an essential foundation for the emerging debate on the use of PMSCs in this context. It clarifies key issues such as whether their use complies with the principles of peacekeeping, outlines the implications of the status of private contractors as non-combatants under international humanitarian law, and identifies potential problems in holding states and international organizations responsible for their unlawful acts.

Written as a clarion call for greater transparency, this book aims to inform the discussion to ensure that international lawyers and policy makers ask the right questions and take the necessary steps so that states and international organizations respect the law when endeavouring to keep peace in an increasingly privatized world.

Introduction

PART I. UN Use Of PMSCS: The Current Situation

1. Contracting by the UN: Policy and practice

2. Survey of existing opinion and practice on the possibility of PMSCs as the military component of a UN peace operation

PART II: The Legal Framework Of UN Peace Operations And The Use Of PMSCS

Introduction

3. The legal basis for peacekeeping/peace operations

4. Principles of peacekeeping

5. PMSCs as the military or police component of the peace operation

6. The law applicable to peace operations

PART III. PMSCS And Direct Participation In Hostilities

Introduction