Sarah Katharina Stein
Der privatisierte Krieg
Private Militärdienstleister zwischen staatlichen Aufgaben und staatlichem Aufgeben
[The Privatised War. Private Military Contractors between State Tasks and State Abandonment.]
2024. 543 pages. Summary
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States that employ private military contractors to lever advantage ultimately compromise their monopoly on the use of force, weaken democratic principles and undermine the rule of law. Sarah Katharina Stein's thorough analysis of pertinent legal norms, their underlying values and moral perceptions reveals why.