This book addresses the ambiguities of the growing use of private security contractors and provides guidance as to how our expectations about regulating this ex

This book’s primary concern is the application of International Humanitarian Law and International Human Rights Law in addressing the business conduct of Priv

Sean McFate lays bare the opaque world of private military contractors, explaining the economic structure of the industry and showing in detail how firms operat

The private military industry has been growing rapidly since the end of the Cold War. The Morality of Private War uses normative political theory to assess the

A growing number of states use private military and security companies (PMSCs) for a variety of tasks, which were traditionally fulfilled by soldiers. This book