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The status of private military companies under international humanitarian law; towards a new convention

The public-private dichotomy of warfare is crumbling down as governments are voluntarily surrendering one of the essential and defining attributes of statehood: the state's monopoly on the legitimate use of force, leading to the privatization of war and conflicts

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Main Author: Daniels, Caroline
Other Authors: Nakhjavani, Salim
Format: Thesis
Language:English
Published: Department of Public Law 2014
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