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  3. The Privatization of Peacekeeping
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    • Publisher:
      Cambridge University Press
      Publication date:
      06 October 2017
      19 October 2017
      ISBN:
      9781316771594
      9781107172302
      9781316623565
      DOI:
      https://doi.org/10.1017/9781316771594
      Dimensions:
      (228 x 152 mm)
      Weight & Pages:
      0.73kg, 430 Pages
      Dimensions:
      (229 x 152 mm)
      Weight & Pages:
      0.65kg, 434 Pages
      • Subjects:
      Law, Politics and International Relations, International Relations and International Organisations, Humanitarian Law
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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.

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    • 3 - The Legal Basis for Peacekeeping/Peace Operations
      pp 51-52
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