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010 _z 2011013507
020 _z9781107008014 (hardback)
020 _z9781139115636 (e-book)
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_cCaPaEBR
035 _a(OCoLC)768771240
050 1 4 _aKZ6418
_b.T66 2011eb
100 1 _aTonkin, Hannah,
_d1981-
245 1 0 _aState control over private military and security companies in armed conflict
_h[electronic resource] /
_cHannah Tonkin.
260 _aCambridge ;
_aNew York :
_bCambridge University Press,
_c2011.
300 _axxiv, 310 p.
490 1 _aCambridge studies in international and comparative law
504 _aIncludes bibliographical references and index.
505 8 _aMachine 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.
520 _a"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"--
_cProvided by publisher.
533 _aElectronic reproduction.
_bPalo Alto, Calif. :
_cebrary,
_d2013.
_nAvailable via World Wide Web.
_nAccess may be limited to ebrary affiliated libraries.
650 0 _aCombatants and noncombatants (International law)
650 0 _aMercenary troops
_xLegal status, laws, etc.
650 0 _aPrivate military companies
_xLaw and legislation.
650 0 _aPrivate security services
_xLaw and legislation.
655 7 _aElectronic books.
_2local
710 2 _aebrary, Inc.
830 0 _aCambridge studies in international and comparative law.
856 4 0 _uhttp://site.ebrary.com/lib/daystar/Doc?id=10502650
_zAn electronic book accessible through the World Wide Web; click to view
999 _c196488
_d196488