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Department of Public Law

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

Abstract

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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

Degree

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Department of Public Law
Year dc:date.issued
2009

Author and committee

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Author dc:creator
  • Daniels, Caroline
Advisor dc:contributor.advisor
  • Nakhjavani, Salim

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eng

Identifiers

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Handle dc:identifier.uri
http://hdl.handle.net/11427/4689
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oai:open.uct.ac.za:11427/4689

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Daniels, Caroline. The status of private military companies under international humanitarian law; towards a new convention. Department of Public Law, 2009. http://hdl.handle.net/11427/4689