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Zusatztext ...remains a pivotal volume in the field of study dealing with privatization of security and military affairs Informationen zum Autor Simon Chesterman is Global Professor and Director of the New York University School of Law Singapore Programme, and an Associate Professor of Law at the National University of Singapore. His books include You, The People: The United Nations, Transitional Administration, and State-Building (Oxford University Press, 2004) and Just War or Just Peace? Humanitarian Intervention and International Law (Oxford University Press, 2001).Chia Lehnardt is a research fellow at Humbolt University in Berlin. From 2005-2006 she was responsible for the research project on private military companies at the Institute for International Law and Justice (IILJ), New York University School of Law. Educated in Berlin, Oxford, Florence, and New York, she has previously worked as a consultant to the IILJ, at the German Federal Parliament, and with a law firm specializing in public law. Klappentext Frequently characterized as either mercenaries in modern guise or the market's response to a security vacuum! private military companies are commercial firms offering military services ranging from combat and military training and advice to logistical support! and play an increasingly important role in armed conflicts! UN peace operations! and providing security in unstable states. As private military companies assume more responsibilities in conflict and post-conflict settings! their growing significance raises fundamental questions about their nature! their role in different regions and contexts! and their regulation. This volume examines the interaction between regulation and market forces and analyzes the current legal framework and the needs and possibilities for regulation in the years ahead. Zusammenfassung Mercenaries or the market's response to a security vacuum? Private military companies and the regulation of their activities have grown in importance. This book explores their use of potentially lethal force; how this has differed in Sierra Leone and Iraq; what rules currently constrain them; and what forces shape the development of this new market Inhaltsverzeichnis Foreword Introduction I Concerns 1: Sarah Percy: Morality and regulation 2: Kevin O'Brian: What should and what should not be regulated? 3: Anna Leander: Regulating the role of private military companies in shaping security and politics II Challenges 4: Angela McIntyre and Taya Weiss: Weak governments in search of strength: Africa's experience of mercenaries and private military companies 5: David Isenberg: A government in search of cover: Private military companies in Iraq 6: Elke Krahmann: Transitional states in search of support: Private miliary companies and security sector reform III Norms 7: Louise Doswald-Beck: Private military companies under international humanitarian law 8: Chia Lehnardt: Private military companies and state responsibility 9: Marina Caparini: Domestic regulation: licensing regimes for the export of military goods and services IV Markets 10: Deborah Avant: The emerging market for private military services and the problems of regulation 11: James Cockayne: Make or buy? Principal-agent theory and the regulation of private military companies 12: Laura A Dickinson: Contract as a tool for regulating private military companies 13: Andrew Bearpark and Sabrina Schulz: The future of the market 14: Simon Chesterman and Chia Lehnardt: Conclusion: From mercenaries to market Bibliography Index ...
