Some Aspects of Responsibility of States for Private Military Company Actions Cover Image

Neki aspekti odgovornosti država za akcije privatnih vojnih kompanija
Some Aspects of Responsibility of States for Private Military Company Actions

Author(s): Miodrag Romić, Gojko Pavlović
Subject(s): International Law, Governance, Security and defense, Military policy
Published by: Fakultet političkih nauka Univerziteta u Banjoj Luci
Keywords: private military companies; responsibility; state; private security sector; international law;

Summary/Abstract: This paper discusses the circumstances under which the misconduct of private security sector might engage the responsibility of their state sponsors under international law. From an international law perspective, stastes cannot evade responsibility merely by hiring a private actor to carry out certain functions. The conduct of private security companies is, under certain circumstances, attributed to the state, making that state responsible for any violation of international law committed by private security companies personnel. Even where no such attribution exists, the state might still be responsible for lack of due diligence to adequately regulate and control PMC conduct.

  • Issue Year: 1/2011
  • Issue No: 2
  • Page Range: 319-332
  • Page Count: 14
  • Language: Serbian