Law's impunity :: responsibility and the modern private military company /
When faced with those who act with impunity, we seek the protection of law. We rely upon the legal system for justice, from international human rights law that establishes common standards of protection, to international criminal law that spearheads efforts to end impunity for the most heinous atroc...
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| Zusammenfassung: | When faced with those who act with impunity, we seek the protection of law. We rely upon the legal system for justice, from international human rights law that establishes common standards of protection, to international criminal law that spearheads efforts to end impunity for the most heinous atrocities. While legal processes are perceived to combat impunity, and despite the ready availability of the law, accountability often remains elusive. What if the law itself enables impunity? Law's Impunity asks this question in the context of the modern Private Military Company (PMC), examining the. |
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| 505 | 8 | |a III. Impunity for Private Military Company Involvement in AtrocitiesA. Perpetration and Collusion in Torture: Abu Ghraib Prison -- B. Indiscriminate and Disproportionate Use of Force: Iraq -- C. Sex-Trafficking and Prostitution Rings: Bosnia -- IV. The Question of Accountability -- V. Modern Private Military Company: Criminal Enterprise or Legitimate Business? -- VI. Watchguard International: The Conception of the Modern Private Military Company -- VII. Historical Pressure Towards Military Privatisation | |
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| contents | Cover -- Half-title -- Title -- Copyright -- Dedication -- Preface -- Contents -- Abbreviations -- Table of Cases -- Table of Instruments and Legislation -- Introduction -- 1. Law�s Impunity -- I. Introduction -- II. The Contested Concept of Impunity -- III. The Passive and Active Dimensions of Legal Impunity -- IV. Passive Impunity: Structural Characteristics of the Ordinary Legal Process -- A. Compartmentalisation of Law -- B. Impunity Through the Juridification of War -- C. Impunity within the �Dark Sides�of Law D. The Irresponsibility of LawE. Impunity within the Multifarious Character of Responsibility -- F. Law�s Denial: Determining Damage, Injury and Wrong -- G. Law�s Assertion: Legitimacy, Legality and Rightfulness -- V. Active Impunity: Legal Exceptionalism -- A. Pardon, Amnesty and Immunity -- B. International Humanitarian Law -- C. States of Exception -- VI. Conclusion -- 2. The Modern Private Military Company -- I. Introduction -- II. A Contemporary Overview of the Modern Private Military Company III. Impunity for Private Military Company Involvement in AtrocitiesA. Perpetration and Collusion in Torture: Abu Ghraib Prison -- B. Indiscriminate and Disproportionate Use of Force: Iraq -- C. Sex-Trafficking and Prostitution Rings: Bosnia -- IV. The Question of Accountability -- V. Modern Private Military Company: Criminal Enterprise or Legitimate Business? -- VI. Watchguard International: The Conception of the Modern Private Military Company -- VII. Historical Pressure Towards Military Privatisation VIII. Contemporary Trends and Future Trajectories Towards Military PrivatisationIX. Towards a Definition and Typology for the Modern Private Military Company -- A. Existing Typologies for the Private Military Company Industry -- B. One-Dimensional Typologies -- C. Official Typologies -- D. Two-Dimensional Typologies -- X. Proposed Typology: Segregating Civilian and Military Corporations on the Principle of Distinction -- A. Adapting the Principle of Distinction -- B. The Severity of Harm Dimension: Control and Exercise of Violence C. The Proximity of Harm Dimension: Direct Participation in HostilitiesD. Combining the Revised Typology -- XI. Conclusion -- 3. Law�s Failure to Marginalise and Criminalise Mercenary Activity -- I. Introduction -- II. Maritime Piracy: Hostes Humani Generis -- III. Soldiers of (Mis- ) Fortune: A Brief Historical Background of Mercenary Activity -- IV. The Pejorative Status of Mercenaries -- V. The Moral Mercenary and the Problem of Differentiating Organised Violence -- A. Motivational Objections -- B. Armed Reluctance Objections |
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| series | Studies in international law (Oxford, England) |
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| spelling | Liu, Hin-Yan, author. Law's impunity : responsibility and the modern private military company / Hin-Yan Liu. Oxford ; Portland, OR : Hart Publishing, 2015. 1 online resource text txt rdacontent computer c rdamedia online resource cr rdacarrier Studies in international law Includes bibliographical references and index. Vendor-supplied metadata. Cover -- Half-title -- Title -- Copyright -- Dedication -- Preface -- Contents -- Abbreviations -- Table of Cases -- Table of Instruments and Legislation -- Introduction -- 1. Lawâ€?s Impunity -- I. Introduction -- II. The Contested Concept of Impunity -- III. The Passive and Active Dimensions of Legal Impunity -- IV. Passive Impunity: Structural Characteristics of the Ordinary Legal Process -- A. Compartmentalisation of Law -- B. Impunity Through the Juridification of War -- C. Impunity within the â€?Dark Sidesâ€?of Law D. The Irresponsibility of LawE. Impunity within the Multifarious Character of Responsibility -- F. Lawâ€?s Denial: Determining Damage, Injury and Wrong -- G. Lawâ€?s Assertion: Legitimacy, Legality and Rightfulness -- V. Active Impunity: Legal Exceptionalism -- A. Pardon, Amnesty and Immunity -- B. International Humanitarian Law -- C. States of Exception -- VI. Conclusion -- 2. The Modern Private Military Company -- I. Introduction -- II. A Contemporary Overview of the Modern Private Military Company III. Impunity for Private Military Company Involvement in AtrocitiesA. Perpetration and Collusion in Torture: Abu Ghraib Prison -- B. Indiscriminate and Disproportionate Use of Force: Iraq -- C. Sex-Trafficking and Prostitution Rings: Bosnia -- IV. The Question of Accountability -- V. Modern Private Military Company: Criminal Enterprise or Legitimate Business? -- VI. Watchguard International: The Conception of the Modern Private Military Company -- VII. Historical Pressure Towards Military Privatisation VIII. Contemporary Trends and Future Trajectories Towards Military PrivatisationIX. Towards a Definition and Typology for the Modern Private Military Company -- A. Existing Typologies for the Private Military Company Industry -- B. One-Dimensional Typologies -- C. Official Typologies -- D. Two-Dimensional Typologies -- X. Proposed Typology: Segregating Civilian and Military Corporations on the Principle of Distinction -- A. Adapting the Principle of Distinction -- B. The Severity of Harm Dimension: Control and Exercise of Violence C. The Proximity of Harm Dimension: Direct Participation in HostilitiesD. Combining the Revised Typology -- XI. Conclusion -- 3. Lawâ€?s Failure to Marginalise and Criminalise Mercenary Activity -- I. Introduction -- II. Maritime Piracy: Hostes Humani Generis -- III. Soldiers of (Mis- ) Fortune: A Brief Historical Background of Mercenary Activity -- IV. The Pejorative Status of Mercenaries -- V. The Moral Mercenary and the Problem of Differentiating Organised Violence -- A. Motivational Objections -- B. Armed Reluctance Objections When faced with those who act with impunity, we seek the protection of law. We rely upon the legal system for justice, from international human rights law that establishes common standards of protection, to international criminal law that spearheads efforts to end impunity for the most heinous atrocities. While legal processes are perceived to combat impunity, and despite the ready availability of the law, accountability often remains elusive. What if the law itself enables impunity? Law's Impunity asks this question in the context of the modern Private Military Company (PMC), examining the. Private security services. http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh86004146 Police Contracting out. http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh85104188 Mercenary troops. http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh85083749 Civil-military relations. http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh85026352 Privatization. http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh85107058 Services privés de sécurité. Mercenaires. Relations pouvoir civil-pouvoir militaire. Privatisation. mercenaries. aat International humanitarian law. bicssc BUSINESS & ECONOMICS Infrastructure. bisacsh SOCIAL SCIENCE General. bisacsh Civil-military relations fast Mercenary troops fast Police Contracting out fast Private security services fast Privatization fast Print version: Liu, Hin-Yan. Law's Impunity : Responsibility and the Modern Private Military Company. : Bloomsbury Publishing, ©2015 9781849465168 Studies in international law (Oxford, England) http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/no2003083619 FWS01 ZDB-4-EBA FWS_PDA_EBA https://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&scope=site&db=nlebk&AN=1057758 Volltext |
| spellingShingle | Liu, Hin-Yan Law's impunity : responsibility and the modern private military company / Studies in international law (Oxford, England) Cover -- Half-title -- Title -- Copyright -- Dedication -- Preface -- Contents -- Abbreviations -- Table of Cases -- Table of Instruments and Legislation -- Introduction -- 1. Lawâ€?s Impunity -- I. Introduction -- II. The Contested Concept of Impunity -- III. The Passive and Active Dimensions of Legal Impunity -- IV. Passive Impunity: Structural Characteristics of the Ordinary Legal Process -- A. Compartmentalisation of Law -- B. Impunity Through the Juridification of War -- C. Impunity within the â€?Dark Sidesâ€?of Law D. The Irresponsibility of LawE. Impunity within the Multifarious Character of Responsibility -- F. Lawâ€?s Denial: Determining Damage, Injury and Wrong -- G. Lawâ€?s Assertion: Legitimacy, Legality and Rightfulness -- V. Active Impunity: Legal Exceptionalism -- A. Pardon, Amnesty and Immunity -- B. International Humanitarian Law -- C. States of Exception -- VI. Conclusion -- 2. The Modern Private Military Company -- I. Introduction -- II. A Contemporary Overview of the Modern Private Military Company III. Impunity for Private Military Company Involvement in AtrocitiesA. Perpetration and Collusion in Torture: Abu Ghraib Prison -- B. Indiscriminate and Disproportionate Use of Force: Iraq -- C. Sex-Trafficking and Prostitution Rings: Bosnia -- IV. The Question of Accountability -- V. Modern Private Military Company: Criminal Enterprise or Legitimate Business? -- VI. Watchguard International: The Conception of the Modern Private Military Company -- VII. Historical Pressure Towards Military Privatisation VIII. Contemporary Trends and Future Trajectories Towards Military PrivatisationIX. Towards a Definition and Typology for the Modern Private Military Company -- A. Existing Typologies for the Private Military Company Industry -- B. One-Dimensional Typologies -- C. Official Typologies -- D. Two-Dimensional Typologies -- X. Proposed Typology: Segregating Civilian and Military Corporations on the Principle of Distinction -- A. Adapting the Principle of Distinction -- B. The Severity of Harm Dimension: Control and Exercise of Violence C. The Proximity of Harm Dimension: Direct Participation in HostilitiesD. Combining the Revised Typology -- XI. Conclusion -- 3. Lawâ€?s Failure to Marginalise and Criminalise Mercenary Activity -- I. Introduction -- II. Maritime Piracy: Hostes Humani Generis -- III. Soldiers of (Mis- ) Fortune: A Brief Historical Background of Mercenary Activity -- IV. The Pejorative Status of Mercenaries -- V. The Moral Mercenary and the Problem of Differentiating Organised Violence -- A. Motivational Objections -- B. Armed Reluctance Objections Private security services. http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh86004146 Police Contracting out. http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh85104188 Mercenary troops. http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh85083749 Civil-military relations. http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh85026352 Privatization. http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh85107058 Services privés de sécurité. Mercenaires. Relations pouvoir civil-pouvoir militaire. Privatisation. mercenaries. aat International humanitarian law. bicssc BUSINESS & ECONOMICS Infrastructure. bisacsh SOCIAL SCIENCE General. bisacsh Civil-military relations fast Mercenary troops fast Police Contracting out fast Private security services fast Privatization fast |
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| title | Law's impunity : responsibility and the modern private military company / |
| title_auth | Law's impunity : responsibility and the modern private military company / |
| title_exact_search | Law's impunity : responsibility and the modern private military company / |
| title_full | Law's impunity : responsibility and the modern private military company / Hin-Yan Liu. |
| title_fullStr | Law's impunity : responsibility and the modern private military company / Hin-Yan Liu. |
| title_full_unstemmed | Law's impunity : responsibility and the modern private military company / Hin-Yan Liu. |
| title_short | Law's impunity : |
| title_sort | law s impunity responsibility and the modern private military company |
| title_sub | responsibility and the modern private military company / |
| topic | Private security services. http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh86004146 Police Contracting out. http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh85104188 Mercenary troops. http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh85083749 Civil-military relations. http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh85026352 Privatization. http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh85107058 Services privés de sécurité. Mercenaires. Relations pouvoir civil-pouvoir militaire. Privatisation. mercenaries. aat International humanitarian law. bicssc BUSINESS & ECONOMICS Infrastructure. bisacsh SOCIAL SCIENCE General. bisacsh Civil-military relations fast Mercenary troops fast Police Contracting out fast Private security services fast Privatization fast |
| topic_facet | Private security services. Police Contracting out. Mercenary troops. Civil-military relations. Privatization. Services privés de sécurité. Mercenaires. Relations pouvoir civil-pouvoir militaire. Privatisation. mercenaries. International humanitarian law. BUSINESS & ECONOMICS Infrastructure. SOCIAL SCIENCE General. Civil-military relations Mercenary troops Police Contracting out Private security services Privatization |
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