Legal Regime of Private Military Companies
Legal Regime of Private Military Companies

Author(s): Ovidiu Horia Maican
Subject(s): International Law
Published by: Societatea de Stiinte Juridice si Administrative
Keywords: private military companies; mercenary; United Nations; European Union;
Summary/Abstract: Private military companies are independent companies that offers military services to national governments, international organizations, and substate actors. Private military companies (PMCs) are an important and deeply controversial element of the privatized military industry. PMCs specialize in providing combat and protection forces. Their work ranges from running small-scale training missions to providing combat units composed of up to several hundred highly trained soldiers. The use of military force by private-sector organizations is not new. It is present since Middle Ages. The most known example in modern history is british East India Company private military units, present in India until 1857.

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