The Legal Regime Applicable to Private Military and Security Company Personnel in Armed Conflicts

This book investigates the modern privatisation of war. It specifically focuses on the legal regime regulating private military and security company (PMSC) personnel in armed conflicts. The law regulating PMSC personnel is analysed from two perspectives. Firstly, can one of the three following legal statuses established by international humanitarian law mercenary, combatant or civilian be applied to PMSC personnel? Secondly, the book employs a context-dependent methodology to explore the legal regime regulating PMSC personnel. It argues that the legal regime regulating PMSC personnel in armed conflicts depends on who hires them: individual states, the United Nations, non-governmental organisations, or armed groups. This approach represents a departure from previous **literature, where attention has primarily been paid to the use of PMSCs by ** states .

Pursues a systematic approach that primarily focuses on the use of PMSCs by states Includes a special chapter on the use of PMSCs as UN peace-keepers Clarifies which of the existing legal statuses adopted by international humanitarian law can apply to PMSC personnel Includes supplementary material: sn.pub/extras

Inhalt

Chapter: 1 Introduction.- Chapter: 2 The Legal Status of Private Military and Security Company Personnel Used by States.- Chapter: 3 The Legal Status of Private Military and Security Company Personnel Protecting Humanitarian Organisations.- Chapter: 4 The Legal Status of Private Military and Security Company Personnel Participating in UN Peacekeeping Operations.- Chapter: 5 The Legal Status of Private Military and Security Company Personnel Used by Armed Groups in Non-International Armed Conflicts.- Chapter: 6 Applicability of International Law to Private Military and Security Companies and their Personnel.- Chapter: 7 International Efforts to Regulate the Activities of Private Military and Security.- Companies and their Personnel.- Chapter: 8 General Conclusion.