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Private Military Companies: Legitimate Or Violator Of Human Rights?

The private area in warfare is far from a modern concept. Peter W. Singer states that “hiring outsiders to fight your battle is as old as war itself’’. Herbst reiterates Singer’s argument by pointing out that before sta...

The failure of traditional ‘Laws of War’: Syria and beyond

Whether reading watching or listening to the news, it is likely that there will be a story about a war or conflict somewhere in the world. These reports only begin to scratch the surface of the vast number of conflicts occurrin...

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Private Military Companies: Legitimate Or Violator Of Human Rights?

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