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EU Operations and Private Military Contractors: Issues of Corporate and Institutional Responsibility

Year: 2008

Type: article

Abstract: The European Union has developed its security competence since 1992, thus putting pressure on its Member States to provide troops for the increasing number of EU peace operations being deployed to different areas of the globe. But with national militaries being rationalized and contracted the EU will inevitably follow the lead of the US, the UK, and the UN and start to use Private Military Contractors to undertake some of the functions of peace operations. This article explores the consequences of this trend from the perspective of the accountability and responsibility of both the corporation and the institution when the employees of PMCs commit violations of human rights law and, if applicable, international humanitarian law.

Source: European Journal of International Law

DOI: 10.1093/ejil/chn067

Authors: N. D. White, S. MacLeod

Institution: University of Sheffield

Language: English

Topic: Military and Defense Studies

Subfield: Political Science and International Relations

Field: Social Sciences

Domain: Social Sciences

SDG: Peace, justice, and strong institutions

Open Access status: bronze

OpenAlex ID: W2033672300