TY - JOUR T1 - Las empresas militares y de seguridad privadas como entidades que ejercen prerrogativas públicas a efectos de la responsabilidad internacional del estado A1 - Ballesteros Moya, Vanessa PB - Asociación Española de Profesores de Derecho Internacional y Relaciones Internacionales YR - 2013 UL - http://biblioteca.ararteko.eus/Record/dialnet-ar-18-ART0000575991 AB - Several questions regarding the responsibility of those involved stem from the phenomenon of privatization of state functions. This study analyzes the criteria of attribution according to which to the State is attributed a role, which in turn is used to empower entities to exercise elements of government authority, applying attribution rationale to cases where the State acts through private entities to develop their own functions. After an explanation of this phenomenon itself, and its relations with the role of mercenary, we will review the existing primary rules as well as private and public attempts to regulate this phenomenon. On the basis of this the attribution of conduct of these private entities the State will be analyzed and solutions regarding international State responsibility will be offered KW - responsabilidad internacional del Estado KW - empresas militares y de seguridad privadas KW - ejercicio de prerrogativas públicas KW - criterios de atribución del comportamiento KW - actores no estatales KW - international responsibility of the State KW - private military and security companies KW - exercise of public powers KW - criteria of attribution of conduct KW - non-state actors ER -