TY  - BOOK
AU  - Tonkin,Hannah
ED  - ebrary, Inc.
TI  - State control over private military and security companies in armed conflict
T2  - Cambridge studies in international and comparative law
AV  - KZ6418 .T66 2011eb
PY  - 2011///
CY  - Cambridge, New York
PB  - Cambridge University Press
KW  - Combatants and noncombatants (International law)
KW  - Mercenary troops
KW  - Legal status, laws, etc
KW  - Private military companies
KW  - Law and legislation
KW  - Private security services
KW  - Electronic books
KW  - local
N1  - Includes bibliographical references and index; Machine generated contents note: Introduction; 1. The private security industry uncovered; 2. State obligations and state responsibility; 3. The attribution of PMSC conduct to the hiring state; 4. Obligations of the host state; 5. Obligations of the hiring state; 6. Obligations of the home state; Conclusion; Electronic reproduction; Palo Alto, Calif.; ebrary; 2013; Available via World Wide Web; Access may be limited to ebrary affiliated libraries
N2  - "The past two decades have witnessed the rapid growth and consolidation of the global private security industry. Tens of thousands of contractors working for private military and security companies (PMSCs) now provide a wide range of services to states, international organisations, corporations and non-governmental organisations around the world. Many PMSCs operate in zones of armed conflict, where they carry out functions that were formerly the exclusive domain of the armed forces. In this context, PMSCs have performed coercive activities such as offensive combat, armed security and the detention and interrogation of prisoners, as well as non-coercive activities such as military advice and training, transport, housing and intelligence collection and analysis"--
UR  - http://site.ebrary.com/lib/daystar/Doc?id=10502650
ER  -