Legal Control of the Private Military Corporation

by Jackson Maogoto, Benedict Sheehy, Virginia Newell

Private military corporations have nearly 50,000 armed security personnel on the ground in Iraq. That figure rivals the frontline personnel of many armies of the developed world. These corporations can provide everything from Blackhawk helicopters, to fighter jets, and tanks, to five star generals, missile guidance systems training, and interrogators. They stand outside the legal framework for various political, economic and traditional legal reasons...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0230522319
• ISBN13: 9780230522312
• Release Date: December 2008
• Publisher: Palgrave MacMillan
• Length: 252 Pages
• Weight: 0.85 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 5.6" x 8.6"