How to Regulate Private Military Companies? Cover Image

Jak regulovat soukromé vojenské společnosti?
How to Regulate Private Military Companies?

Author(s): Oldřich Bureš
Subject(s): Politics / Political Sciences
Published by: Ústav mezinárodních vztahů
Keywords: private military companies; regulation; monitoring; international law

Summary/Abstract: 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. It primarily reflects on the massive use of PMCs in Iraq and Afghanistan, which, however, merely illustrates the broader shortcomings resulting from the prolonged absence of clearly defined and enforceable mechanisms for the monitoring and control of the accountability, transparency and effectiveness of PMCs’ activities. The goal of this article is therefore not only to present the practical, legal, economic, and political pros and cons of the possible regulation frameworks, but also to illustrate why it is still so difficult to reach a consensus on a regulation framework that would be acceptable to all the relevant actors.

  • Issue Year: 44/2009
  • Issue No: 4
  • Page Range: 85-107
  • Page Count: 23
  • Language: Czech