Corporate Accountability in Armed Conflict

Harvard HLS

Prerequisite: None Exam Type: No Exam This seminar will examine the law governing the increasingly diverse activities of corporations in armed conflict and the avenues for their accountability. The seminar will begin with charting the evolution of the legal status of multinational corporations in international law and their relationship with states. The seminar will then be structured around three types of corporations and their involvement in war: private military companies (PMCs)…