000			02751cam a2200229 a 4500
020			_a9781107008014 (hardback)
020			_a1107008018 (hardback)
082	0	0	_aKC1410.T66 2011 _b08145346
100	1		_aTonkin, Hannah,
245	1	0	_aState control over private military and security companies in armed conflict / _cHannah Tonkin
264			_aNew York _bCambridge University Press _c2011
300			_axxiv, 310 p. ;
490	1		_aCambridge studies in international and comparative law
505	0		_aThe private security industry uncovered -- State obligations and state responsibility -- The attribution of PMSC conduct to the hiring state -- Obligations of the host state -- Obligations of the hiring state -- Obligations of the home state
520			_a"The past two decades have witnessed the rapid proliferation of private military and security companies (PMSCs) in armed conflicts around the world, with PMSCs participating in, for example, offensive combat, prisoner interrogation and the provision of advice and training. The extensive outsourcing of military and security activities has challenged conventional conceptions of the state as the primary holder of coercive power and raised concerns about the reduction in state control over the use of violence. Hannah Tonkin critically analyses the international obligations on three key states - the hiring state, the home state and the host state of a PMSC - and identifies the circumstances in which PMSC misconduct may give rise to state responsibility. This analysis will facilitate the assessment of state responsibility in cases of PMSC misconduct and set standards to guide states in developing their domestic laws and policies on private security"--Provided by publisher
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"--Provided by publisher
650		0	_aCombatants and noncombatants (International law)
650		0	_aMercenary troops
650		0	_aPrivate military companies
650		0	_aPrivate security services
942			_2lcc _cBK
999			_c12290 _d12290