American Private Military Companies in the Era of War on Terror: An Analysis of Responsibility and Accountability
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2012
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This dissertation examined the phenomenon of American Private Military Companies and their
unprecedented growth in the era of War on Terror, an era that shaped the dynamism of the
private military market. Western governments are increasingly relying on the private sector to
undertake what used to be inherently governmental. The sensitive nature of these functions did
not push officials to provide enough regulatory options and practice more oversight on the
booming business. This dissertation also dissected the conventional military normative trends
and juxtaposed them to the practices perpetrated by private contractors. By doing so the
accordance to those trends was tested and analyzed. In the light of the aforementioned steps, the
analysis of every possible legislation and regulation was so crucial; laws at both local and
international levels were tested and consequently judged whether they were efficient as
regulatory modes or not.