Privatizing War

Lindsey Cameron is a Legal Adviser for the International Committee of the Red Cross. Prior to joining the ICRC, she worked as a researcher in the faculty of law at the University of Geneva. She has also worked for the UN High Commissioner for Refugees in the Balkans and at the Court of Appeal for Ontario in Canada. Vincent Chetail is Professor of Public International Law at the Graduate Institute of International and Development Studies, Geneva. He is also Director of the Global Migration Centre and formerly the Research Director of the Geneva Academy of International Humanitarian Law and Human Rights. His main field of interest relates to the various branches of international law applicable in times of armed conflicts.

• Introduction; 1. The limits on the right to resort to PMSCs; 2. The international responsibility of states and its relevance for PMSCs; 3. Legal means through which PMSCs are bound by IHL; 4. The legal rules applicable to PMSCs and their personnel; 5. The implementation of responsibility arising from violations of international law by PMSCs; Conclusion.

'… not merely contributes to the existing literature on PMSCs, but could even play a role in regulating PMSCs around the world. This well-researched work will appeal to academics, students, scholars, humanitarian and human rights activists in various disciplines, including international security, public international law, humanitarian and human rights studies.' Kai Chen, International Affairs