Privatising Peace: A Corporate Adjunct to United Nations Peacekeeping and Humanitarian Operations

Patterson, M.

The history of United Nations peacekeeping is largely one of failure. This book puts a case for augmenting ad hoc peacekeepers with competent contract labour; and within the constraints of a new legal regime, supporting future operations with well-trained contractors who might subdue by force those who inflict gross human rights abuses on others.

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Published by: Palgrave Macmillan

Publication Date: 2009-11-12

Format: Hardcover

ISBN-13: 9780230224254

DOI: 10.1057/9780230246881

Dimensions: 235cm x155cm

Pages: 260