Legal Accountability of State Department Private Security Contractors in Iraq
Abstract
This project focuses on addressing the jurisdictional loophole for private security
contractors employed by the U.S. Department of State. In Iraq, the United States
has approximately the same number of civilian contractors as it does soldiers. Without
civilian contractor support, agencies like State could not effectively execute their
missions. As the military begins to transition out of Iraq in 2011, State will hire
more civilian contractors. Private security contractors are a subset of civilian
contractors who provide protection to convoys, guard embassies and consulates, and
act as the personal security detail for diplomats. Like the military, PSCs carry weapons
and use deadly force. Just like the military, they have committed (and will likely
continue to commit) crimes in Iraq. In terms of legal accountability, there is a
big difference between the military and PSCs.
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Master's projectDepartment
The Sanford School of Public PolicyPermalink
https://hdl.handle.net/10161/3570Citation
Beelaert, Jeffrey (2011). Legal Accountability of State Department Private Security Contractors in Iraq. Master's project, Duke University. Retrieved from https://hdl.handle.net/10161/3570.More Info
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