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This project examines the role of private military and security companies in armed conflicts, focusing on their legal status and impact on human rights. It aims to improve understanding of the privatization of warfare and assess the need for regulatory frameworks at various levels.
The goal of the research project is to assess the impact of the extensive use of private military and security companies in situations of armed conflict and to discuss the regulatory framework at national, European and international levels, to assure compliance with international humanitarian law and human rights.
Though this is not a new phenomenon, the fear motivating commentators and activists was that private companies operate in a legal vacuum.
Although there is growing consensus now in the…
ISTITUTO UNIVERSITARIO EUROPEO
EUROPEAN UNIVERSITY INSTITUTE
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Italy, Roma
Type: University / higher education
Activity type: Higher or Secondary Education Establishments
SME: No
United Kingdom, Sheffield
Type: University / higher education
Activity type: Higher or Secondary Education Establishments
SME: No
Latvia, Riga
Type: University / higher education
Activity type: Higher or Secondary Education Establishments
SME: No
Netherlands, Utrecht
Type: University / higher education
Activity type: Higher or Secondary Education Establishments
SME: No
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