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Regulation of Private Military Companies

Göttingen Journal of International Law, 2011
The increasing use of private military companies by states in armed conflict raises questions regarding the regulation of those non-state actors. However, even though the privatization of core state functions might be an emerging phenomenon with respect
Alexander Kees
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How to Regulate Private Military Companies?

Czech Journal of International Relations, 2009
This article presents a review of the currently debated options for regulations of activities of private military companies (PMCs). This topic is a matter of pondering in the foreign literature.
Oldřich Bureš
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PRIVATE MILITARY AND SECURITY COMPANIES: ETHICS, POLICIES AND CIVIL MILITARY RELATIONS/EDITED BY ANDREW ALEXANDRA, DEANE-PETER BAKER AND MARINA CAPARINI

Scientia Militaria, 2011
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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Bulgarians’ Motivation for Participation in Private Military Companies [PDF]

Bulgarian Journal of International Economics and Politics, 2023
Private military companies are becoming increasingly popular; their manpower is higher than the manpower of some national armies. Nevertheless, they still exist in the shadows and are often called “shadow armies”.
Hristo Tutunarov
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PRIVATE MILITARY COMPANIES: LEGAL ASPECTS OF APPLICATION

Russian Studies in Law and Politics, 2023
Article is devoted to the problems of development of private military companies in Russia. It shows the practice of private military companies in the current political situation in the world.
Azamat M. Shadzhe, Eduard M. Afamgotov, Inna N. Gaidareva   +2 more
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The role of private armed forces in the traditional concepts of security [PDF]

Војно дело, 2014
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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Use of private military companies in international conflicts: Ethical controversies [PDF]

Војно дело, 2015
The paper analyzes the ethical perspective of the use of private military companies in international conflicts, primarily in the post-conflict environment in Iraq and Afghanistan, established in the wake of humanitarian interventions of the US-led ...
Korać Srđan T.
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Revisiting the Legal Framework for Private Military and Security Contractors: Maritime Perspective

Groningen Journal of International Law, 2020
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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PRIVATE MILITARY COMPANIES AND THE “PRIVATIZATION” OF MILITARY CONFLICTS IN THE CONTEX OF THE DEMONOPOLIZATION OF THE STATE VIOLEN

Вісник Харківського національного університету імені В. Н. Каразіна: Серія "Питання політології", 2021
The prerequisites for the emergence of private military companies and private security companies, the features of their functioning in the context of the demonopolization of state violence are considered.
Oleg Gaiko
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Private Military and Security Companies and The Militarization of Humanitarianism [PDF]

Journal of Developing Societies, 2021
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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