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EUROPE TWENTY YEARS
AFTER THE END OF THE COLD WAR:
THE NEW EUROPE, NEW EUROPES?
L’EUROPE VINGT ANS APRÈS
LA FIN DE LA GUERRE FROIDE :
NOUVELLE EUROPE, NOUVELLES EUROPES ?
Edited by / sous la direction de Bruno Arcidiacono, Katrin Milzow, Axel Marion,
and Pierre-Etienne Bourneuf
Published in 2012 when the Nobel Committee awarded the European Union its Peace Prize, the book
Europe Twenty Years after the End of the Cold War asks how Europe has evolved over the two decades
after the fall of the Soviet Union. It looks at whether this has led to the emergence of a new
political space, how the EU has changed with the integration of new members from Central and
Eastern Europe, and how the perception of the continent has changed in the eyes of its inhabitants.
The work was edited by Bruno Arcidiacono, Professor of International History, Katrin Milzow, Axel
Marion, and Pierre-Etienne Bourneuf, Graduate Institute PhD graduates. The book compiles nearly
20 articles from distinguished scholars and young researchers, including Katrin Milzow, Axel Marion,
and Institute Assistant Professor Annabelle Littoz-Monnet. Published by Peter Lang Academic
Publishers, it is the result of a conference entitled Europe Twenty Years after the end of the Cold War
organised in October 2010 by the Institute and the Pierre du Bois Foundation for Current History.
Euroclio 65. Bruxelles, New York:
P.I.E. Peter Lang. 2012. 330 p.
PRIVATIZING WAR
PRIVATE MILITARY AND SECURITY
COMPANIES UNDER PUBLIC
INTERNATIONAL LAW
Vincent Chetail and Lindsey Cameron
A growing number of states use private military and security companies (PMSCs) for a variety of
tasks, which were traditionally fulfilled by soldiers. This book provides a comprehensive analysis of
the law that applies to PMSCs active in situations of armed conflict, focusing on international humanitarian
law. It examines the limits in international law on how states may use private actors, taking
the debate beyond the question of whether PMSCs are mercenaries. The authors delve into issues
such as how PMSCs are bound by humanitarian law, whether their staff are civilians or combatants,
and how the use of force in self-defence relates to direct participation in hostilities, a key issue for
an industry that operates by exploiting the right to use force in self-defence. Throughout, the authors
identify how existing legal obligations, including under state and individual criminal responsibility,
should play a role in the regulation of the industry.
Cambridge: Cambridge University
Press. March 2013. 768 p.
This book is the result of a research project supervised by Professor Vincent Chetail (Graduate
Institute) and Professor Marco Sassòli (University of Geneva). The project was financed by the Swiss
National Science Foundation and carried out within the Geneva Academy of International Humanitarian
Law and Human Rights.
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