Public International Law and Human Rights Violations by Private Military and Security Companies

Chapter 1 Introduction

Chapter 2 Afghanistan and Syria: Nonstate Actors and Their Negative Impact on Human Security

Chapter 4 The Ineffectiveness of the Current Definition of a “Mercenary” in International Humanitarian and Criminal Law

Chapter 5 Private Military and Security Companies and Human Rights

Chapter 6 International Soft Law Initiatives: The Opportunities and Limitations of the Montreux Document, ICoC, and Security Operations Management System Standards

Chapter 7 Ideas on the International Minimum Standard for the Privatization, Export, and Import of Armed Coercion

Chapter 8 Conclusions