Private Military Companies & International Law: Building New Ladders of Legal Accountability & Responsibility

Authors

Jackson Nyamuya Maogoto, The University of Manchester
Benedict Sheehy, RMIT University, Melbourne

Abstract

The Private Military Company ("PMC") is a relatively new and growing phenomenon. An urgent and ongoing problem facing courts and policy makers is the accountability of PMCs. This article proposes new approaches to developing accountability by examining the potential of two well-established doctrines: command responsibility and state responsibility.

Disciplines

Dispute Resolution and Arbitration | International Law | Law | Military, War, and Peace

Recommended Citation

Jackson N. Maogoto & Benedict Sheehy, Private Military Companies & International Law: Building New Ladders of Legal Accountability & Responsibility, 11 Cardozo J. Conflict Resol. 99 (2009).
Available at: https://larc.cardozo.yu.edu/cjcr/vol11/iss1/6