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The Buck Stops Where? - Private Military Companies in Armed Conflict and Viable Paths to Accountability for Violations of International Humanitarian Law

Hambraeus, Ludvig LU (2019) LAGF03 20192
Department of Law
Faculty of Law
Abstract (Swedish)
“The buck stops here”. Så stod det skrivet på det lilla plakatet på president Trumans skrivbord. Detta budskap, lika allmängiltigt idag som 1953, borde verka som en påminnelse om värdet av ansvar och möjligheten till utkrävande av detsamma från alla instutioner och personer med inflytande över människors liv och välmående. Privata militära aktörer är idag aktiva över hela världen och är involverade i en myriad av operativa uppgifter, både på slagfältet och utanför. Målet med denna uppsats är att tackla problematiken kring att kunna hålla privata militära aktörer ansvariga för handlingar som brutit mot internationell rätt. Uppsatsen kommer även beröra den internationella rättens, likväl som den nationella rättens, roll när det kommer till... (More)
“The buck stops here”. Så stod det skrivet på det lilla plakatet på president Trumans skrivbord. Detta budskap, lika allmängiltigt idag som 1953, borde verka som en påminnelse om värdet av ansvar och möjligheten till utkrävande av detsamma från alla instutioner och personer med inflytande över människors liv och välmående. Privata militära aktörer är idag aktiva över hela världen och är involverade i en myriad av operativa uppgifter, både på slagfältet och utanför. Målet med denna uppsats är att tackla problematiken kring att kunna hålla privata militära aktörer ansvariga för handlingar som brutit mot internationell rätt. Uppsatsen kommer även beröra den internationella rättens, likväl som den nationella rättens, roll när det kommer till processföring kring dessa brott mot den internationella rätten. (Less)
Abstract
“The buck stops here”, as was the wording on the famous sign on President Truman’s desk, should remind us today - as it reminded all Americans of the virtues of accountability and responsibility in 1953 - that any office or person that holds influence over the lives of others needs to be able to be held accountable for their actions. Today, Private Military Companies - or PMCs for short - are deployed worldwide both beside regular armed forces and on their own to assist with all kinds of tasks, both on and off the battlefield. This paper sets out to combat the problem with PMC accountability in relation to the statutes of International Humanitarian Law - henceforth referred to as IHL - and the role of international law, as well as national... (More)
“The buck stops here”, as was the wording on the famous sign on President Truman’s desk, should remind us today - as it reminded all Americans of the virtues of accountability and responsibility in 1953 - that any office or person that holds influence over the lives of others needs to be able to be held accountable for their actions. Today, Private Military Companies - or PMCs for short - are deployed worldwide both beside regular armed forces and on their own to assist with all kinds of tasks, both on and off the battlefield. This paper sets out to combat the problem with PMC accountability in relation to the statutes of International Humanitarian Law - henceforth referred to as IHL - and the role of international law, as well as national law, in successfully litigating these organizations. (Less)
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author
Hambraeus, Ludvig LU
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course
LAGF03 20192
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M2 - Bachelor Degree
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keywords
public international law, international humanitarian law, private military contractors, private actors in armed conflicts
language
English
id
9000098
date added to LUP
2020-04-09 13:24:47
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2020-04-09 13:24:47
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  author       = {{Hambraeus, Ludvig}},
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  note         = {{Student Paper}},
  title        = {{The Buck Stops Where? - Private Military Companies in Armed Conflict and Viable Paths to Accountability for Violations of International Humanitarian Law}},
  year         = {{2019}},
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