Multilevel Regulation of Military and Security Contractors : The Interplay Between International, European and Domestic Norms.

Prelims -- Foreword -- Acknowledgements -- Contents -- List of Contributors -- Table of Cases -- Table of International Instruments and Domestic Legislation -- Introduction -- Part I. General Overview -- 1. Regulatory Initiatives at the International Level -- 2. The Regulatory Context of Private Military and Security Contractors at the EU Level -- 3. The European Union and Private Military and Security Controls and Legal Bases for Further Regulation -- 4. The Role of EU External Relations in Ensuring Compliance with Human Rights and Humanitarian Law by Private Contractors -- 5. A Comparative Overview of European and Extra-European National Regulation of Private Military and Security Services -- Part II. Existing Regulation and Case Law in EU Member States -- 6. The Baltic States -- 7. Belgium -- 8. Czech Republic -- 9. France -- 10. Germany -- 11. Italy -- 12. The Netherlands -- 13. Spain -- 14. Sweden -- 15. The United Kingdom -- Part III. Options for Regulation: the Experience of Relevant Third States -- 16. United States: Law and Policy Governing Private Military Contractors after 9/11 -- 17. Canada: Beyond the Law? The Regulation of Private Military and Security Companies Operating Abroad -- 18. Colombia: Regulating Private Military and Security Companies in a 'Host State' -- 19. Israel: Going Private: The Use and Regulation of Private Military and Security Companies in Situations of Armed Conflict -- 20. Russian Federation: Regulatory Tools -- 21. South Africa: The Regulatory Context of Private Military and Security Services -- 22. Australia: Regulating Private Military and Security Companies -- Part IV. Challenges to the Regulation of Private Military and Security Companies -- 23. Jurisdictional Competence and Applicable Law with Regard to Private Military and Security Companies.

24. Military Criminal Justice and Jurisdiction over Civilians: The First Lessons from Strasbourg -- 25. The Regulation of Private Military and Security Companies: Tax Aspects -- PRIV-WAR Recommendations for EU Regulatory Action in the Field of Private Military and Security Companies and their Services -- Index.

The outsourcing of military and security services is the object of intense legal debate. This book analyses and discusses the interplay between international, European, and domestic regulatory measures in the field of private military and security companies (PMSCs).

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