How Atrocity Becomes Law: The Neoliberalisation of Security Governance and the Customary Laws of Armed Conflict

This article discusses the impact of neoliberal ideologies of security governance on the customary laws of armed conflict, and describes how neoliberal practices of privatisation, outsourcing, and risk management within the security sector have facilitated the legalisation of atrocities. Neoliberal...

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Main Author: Tracey Dowdeswell
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: University of Edinburgh 2013-01-01
Series:Journal of Critical Globalisation Studies
Online Access:http://www.criticalglobalisation.com/Issue6/30_56_ATROCITY_LAW_JCGS6.pdf