Subcontracting military power: the privatisation of security in contemporary Sub-Saharan Africa

This article seeks to establish a clear difference between the classical view of mercenaries as hired guns and the more recent, business oriented, phenomenon of private security companies. The limitations of the definitions currently used in international law will be explored and their impact on the...

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Main Author: Cleaver, Gerry (Author)
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
Published: 2000
In: Crime, law and social change
Year: 2000, Volume: 33, Issue: 1/2, Pages: 131-149
Online Access: Volltext (lizenzpflichtig)
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