Command Responsibility for Crimes Committed by Private Military and Security Companies

Kód výsledku v IS VaVaI

<a href="https://www.isvavai.cz/riv?ss=detail&h=RIV%2F61989592%3A15220%2F22%3A73619747" target="_blank" >RIV/61989592:15220/22:73619747 - isvavai.cz</a>

Výsledek na webu

<a href="https://rozkotova.cld.bz/CYIL-vol-13-2022/206/" target="_blank" >https://rozkotova.cld.bz/CYIL-vol-13-2022/206/</a>

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Jazyk výsledku

angličtina

Název v původním jazyce

Command Responsibility for Crimes Committed by Private Military and Security Companies

Popis výsledku v původním jazyce

The present article analyzes the applicability of the doctrine of command (or superior) responsibility for crimes committed by the employees of private military andsecurity companies (PMSC) subordinated to military commanders or civilian senior officials responsible for company management. Employees of PMSC also commit crimesunder international law but unlike soldiers within the armed forces, the system of order and obedience in many cases presumably does not exists. However, if the internationalcommunity wants to prevent impunity for crimes committed by private contractors, all possible options on how to bring the perpetrators of these crimes to justice must be analyzed.A way to prevent impunity for such crimes could be the application of the doctrine of command or superior responsibility. According to this doctrine, stipulated in Article 28of the Rome Statute, the liability of a military commander or civilian superior is extended namely for their failure to prevent, repress, or report the crimes of persons subordinatedto them. If this doctrine could be interpreted with flexibility, it could apply to the crimes committed by PMSC employees or lower-ranking civilian officials. Military commanders orsenior civilian officers could be held responsible for the actions of persons subordinated to them especially due to the failure to prevent such violations of international law. As a result,international criminal law could serve effectively to end impunity for the conduct of PMSC.Nevertheless, such an approach requires a thorough analysis.

Název v anglickém jazyce

Command Responsibility for Crimes Committed by Private Military and Security Companies

Popis výsledku anglicky

The present article analyzes the applicability of the doctrine of command (or superior) responsibility for crimes committed by the employees of private military andsecurity companies (PMSC) subordinated to military commanders or civilian senior officials responsible for company management. Employees of PMSC also commit crimesunder international law but unlike soldiers within the armed forces, the system of order and obedience in many cases presumably does not exists. However, if the internationalcommunity wants to prevent impunity for crimes committed by private contractors, all possible options on how to bring the perpetrators of these crimes to justice must be analyzed.A way to prevent impunity for such crimes could be the application of the doctrine of command or superior responsibility. According to this doctrine, stipulated in Article 28of the Rome Statute, the liability of a military commander or civilian superior is extended namely for their failure to prevent, repress, or report the crimes of persons subordinatedto them. If this doctrine could be interpreted with flexibility, it could apply to the crimes committed by PMSC employees or lower-ranking civilian officials. Military commanders orsenior civilian officers could be held responsible for the actions of persons subordinated to them especially due to the failure to prevent such violations of international law. As a result,international criminal law could serve effectively to end impunity for the conduct of PMSC.Nevertheless, such an approach requires a thorough analysis.

Druh

J_SC - Článek v periodiku v databázi SCOPUS

CEP obor

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OECD FORD obor

50501 - Law

Projekt

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Návaznosti

S - Specificky vyzkum na vysokych skolach

Rok uplatnění

2022

Kód důvěrnosti údajů

S - Úplné a pravdivé údaje o projektu nepodléhají ochraně podle zvláštních právních předpisů

Název periodika

Czech Yearbook of Public and Private International Law

ISSN

1805-0565

e-ISSN

1805-0999

Svazek periodika

2022

Číslo periodika v rámci svazku

13

Stát vydavatele periodika

CZ - Česká republika

Počet stran výsledku

16

Strana od-do

207-222

Kód UT WoS článku

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EID výsledku v databázi Scopus

2-s2.0-85168485754