PRIV-WAR
PRIV-WAR Books
F. Francioni & N. Ronzitti (eds), War by Contract: Human Rights, Humanitarian Law, and Private Contractors (Oxford, OUP, 2011)
C. Bakker & M. Sossai (eds), Multilevel Regulation of Military and Security Contractors: The Interplay between International, European and Domestic Norms (Oxford, Hart, 2012)
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 has assessed the impact of the increasing use of private military companies and security companies (PMCs/PSCs) in situations of armed conflict. It has examined the regulatory framework at national, European and international levels, with a view to ensuring improved compliance with international humanitarian law and human rights.