Women and Private Military and Security Companies

Vrdoljak, AF

Women and Private Military and Security Companies

Vrdoljak, AF

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Citation:: War by Contract: Human Rights, Humanitarian Law, and Private Contractors, 2011
Issue Date:: 2011-05-01

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dc.contributor.author	Vrdoljak, AF https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9723-4414	en_US
dc.date.issued	2011-05-01	en_US
dc.identifier.citation	War by Contract: Human Rights, Humanitarian Law, and Private Contractors, 2011	en_US
dc.identifier.isbn	9780199604555	en_US
dc.identifier.uri	http://hdl.handle.net/10453/30030
dc.description.abstract	© The several contributors. All rights reserved. Lack of clarity about the application of international law norms and inadequacies of existing regulatory regimes covering private military and security companies (PMSCs) have reinforced concerns about transparency and accountability in respect of gender-related violence, harassment, and discrimination. This chapter focuses on the main issues and legal concerns raised by the impact of the privatisation of war on women, both as PMSC employees and civilians. Part I highlights how armed conflict, civil unrest, occupation, and transition have a detrimental effect upon the lives of women with particular reference to safety, displacement, and health and economic disadvantage. Part II provides a summary of existing international humanitarian law and human rights provisions relating to women. Part III examines recent developments within the United Nations, the work of the ICRC, and international criminal law jurisprudence shaping these legal norms. Part IV considers the key recommendations of recent international and international initiatives covering PMSCs and women.	en_US
dc.relation.ispartof	War by Contract: Human Rights, Humanitarian Law, and Private Contractors	en_US
dc.relation.isbasedon	10.1093/acprof:oso/9780199604555.003.0015	en_US
dc.title	Women and Private Military and Security Companies	en_US
dc.type	Chapter
utslib.for	1801 Law	en_US
pubs.embargo.period	Not known	en_US
pubs.organisational-group	/University of Technology Sydney
pubs.organisational-group	/University of Technology Sydney/Faculty of Law
utslib.copyright.status	closed_access
pubs.publication-status	Published	en_US

Abstract:

© The several contributors. All rights reserved. Lack of clarity about the application of international law norms and inadequacies of existing regulatory regimes covering private military and security companies (PMSCs) have reinforced concerns about transparency and accountability in respect of gender-related violence, harassment, and discrimination. This chapter focuses on the main issues and legal concerns raised by the impact of the privatisation of war on women, both as PMSC employees and civilians. Part I highlights how armed conflict, civil unrest, occupation, and transition have a detrimental effect upon the lives of women with particular reference to safety, displacement, and health and economic disadvantage. Part II provides a summary of existing international humanitarian law and human rights provisions relating to women. Part III examines recent developments within the United Nations, the work of the ICRC, and international criminal law jurisprudence shaping these legal norms. Part IV considers the key recommendations of recent international and international initiatives covering PMSCs and women.

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