The final Conference of the PRIV-WAR Project “Private Military and Security Companies, Human Rights, and Humanitarian Law: What Role for the European Union?” was held in Brussels on 28 April 2011.

The PRIV-WAR Policy Recommendations are available here.

PRIV-WAR is a collaborative research project (7th Framework Programme – Theme 8: Socioeconomics sciences and humanities) coordinated by the European University Institute through the Academy of European Law in cooperation with LUISS “Guido Carli” (Rome) and the other project partners: Justus Liebig Universität Giessen; Riga Graduate School of Law; Université Panthéon-Assas (Paris II), Centre Thucydide; University of Sheffield and Utrecht University. The project will assess the impact of the increasing use of private military companies and security companies (PMCs/PSCs) in situations of armed conflict. It will examine the regulatory framework at national, European and international levels, with a view to ensuring improved compliance with international humanitarian law and human rights.

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• Summary description of the work performed in the period 01/2008 – 06/2009