Multilevel regulation of military and security contractors [electronic resource] : the interplay between international, European and domestic norms / edited by Christine Bakker and Mirko Sossai.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Introduction / Christine Bakker and Mirko Sossai -- Regulatory initiatives at the international level / Nigel D. White -- The regulatory context of private military and security contractors at the EU level / Guido den Dekker -- The European Union and private military and security contractors : existing controls and legal bases for further regulation / Marco Gestri -- The role of EU external relations in ensuring compliance with human rights and humanitarian law by private contractors / Mirko Sossai and Christine Bakker -- A comparative overview of European and extra-European national regulation of private military and security services / Ottavio Quirico -- The Baltic States / Ieva Miluna -- Belgium / Axelle Reiter -- Czech Republic / Petra Ochmannova -- France / Vanessa Capdevielle and Hamza Cherief -- Germany / Ralf Evertz -- Italy / Andrea Atteritano -- The Netherlands / Guido den Dekker -- Spain / Joana Abrisketa -- Sweden / Andreas Bergman -- The United Kingdom / Alexandra Bohm, Kerry Senior and Adam White -- United States : law and policy governing private military contractors after 9/11 / Kristine Huskey and Scott Sullivan -- Canada : beyond the law? : the regulation of private military and security companies operating abroad / David Antonyshyn, Jan Grofe and Don Hubert -- Colombia : regulating private military and security companies in a "host state" / Irene Cabrera and Antoine Perret -- Israel : going private : the use and regulation of private military and security companies in situations of armed conflict / Yaël Ronen -- Russian Federation : regulatory tools regarding private entities performing military and security services / Signe Zaharova -- South Africa : the regulatory context of private military and security services / Faustin Z. Ntoubandi -- Australia : regulating private military and security companies / Tim McCormack and Rain Liivoja -- Jurisdictional competence and applicable criminal law with regard to private military and security companies / Ieva Miluna -- Military criminal justice and jurisdiction over civilians : the first lessons from Strasbourg / Stefano Manacorda and Triestino Mariniello -- The regulation of private military and security companies : tax aspects / Giuseppe Melis and Alessio Persiani.

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