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Private military and security companies in international law
INTRODUCTION. The article analyses the sources of international law, national legislation of the Russian Federation, as well as that of certain foreign States regulating the operation of private military and security companies (PMSCs) in armed conflict ...
A. Yu. Skuratova, E. E. Korolkova
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This publication contributes to a growing body of literature on a phenomenon, theprivatization of the means of coercion, that manifests on the international strategiclandscape.
Francois Vreÿ
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The Perspectives of International Regulation of Private Military and Security Companies
Modern international security is a heterogeneous sphere that includes both state and nonstate actors. Legal status of some non-state actors is not always clear. This can be attributed mostly to the dynamics of the global processes.
Maria A. Nebolsina, Alexandr I. Nikitin
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Private Military and Security Companies and The Militarization of Humanitarianism [PDF]
The widespread use of private military and security companies (PMSCs) in United Nations peacebuilding missions often undermines the effectiveness of these missions. PMSCs tend to encourage, in unnecessary ways, what is called security risk management and promote the militarization of humanitarian efforts.
Groot, T. de, Regilme, S.S.
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PRIVATIZATION OF WAR: THE CHALLENGES AND THE QUESTION OF FLEXIBILITY FOR THE ARMY [PDF]
The paper focuses on the contemporary trend of privatization of security and warfare. Increasingly, the states set regulations for the engagement of private military companies (PMCs) in various military services in exchange for financial compensation ...
Mile Kostoski
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Revisiting the Legal Framework for Private Military and Security Contractors: Maritime Perspective
The paper aims to analyse legal lacunas and suggest possible solutions for the acts and wrongdoings of Private Military and Security Companies within the lens of maritime activities. The paper has been divided into three parts.
Vijaya Singh Gautam, Vijay Mishra
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The role of private armed forces in the traditional concepts of security [PDF]
Seen from a historical point of view, security and defense have always been tasks mostly dealt with by state institutions (police, armed forces and intelligence services).
Vračević Nikola, Cvetković Vladimir
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Private Military and Security Companies (PMSCs) in Modern International Processes
The period of rapid growth and development of the phenomenon, that is presently characterized as private military and security companies (PMSCs), coincided with two processes of modern history of international relations: the end of the Cold War and the ...
M. A. Nebolsina
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Private military and security companies: Legal, moral and social implications [PDF]
Since the beginning of the original community, people have changed what they possess for what they lack. Since the supply of services emerged, the 'capability' as a commodity has become competitive on the market. The rich and powerful paid the capability,
Milošević Nenad, Jukić Jadranko
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Use of Private Security Companies (PSCs) and Private Military Companies (PMCs) in conflict and post-conflict countries has been the subject of ongoing critical discussion among scholars and media for many years.
Salvador Soares, David Price
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