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Whose law must mercenaries obey?
- Source :
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Economist . 8/23/2008, Vol. 388 Issue 8594, p39-40. 2p. 1 Color Photograph. - Publication Year :
- 2008
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Abstract
- The article examines the legal status of private military companies operating in Iraq to supplement U.S. troops in that country. The companies are not subject to Iraqi jurisdiction, and operate under some seven different sets of U.S. law. Their status is a sticking points in negotiations over a new status of forces agreement between Iraq and the U.S.
Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 00130613
- Volume :
- 388
- Issue :
- 8594
- Database :
- Academic Search Index
- Journal :
- Economist
- Publication Type :
- Periodical
- Accession number :
- 34003717