The legal status of private military and security companies in international humanitarian law
Abstract
With the spread of the phenomenon of privatization of war and security companies have become one of the most prominent features of the new international system , especially with the recent expansion of their activity and the reliance of countries on them and the services of their employees , the large presence of these companies in areas witnessing international or non-international armed conflicts , it leads to contact with persons protected by international humanitarian law , they and their employees are thus exposed to violating and breaching the rules that protect them , and thus to liability for those violations that they may commit or order to by committed .
Keywords:
military companies , privatization of security , armed conflicts , serious violations , criminal liability
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ALI ABDULLA ALI KHLFALLA. (2024). The legal status of private military and security companies in international humanitarian law. مجلة الحق للعلوم الشرعية والقانونية, 429-443. https://doi.org/10.58916/alhaq.vi.266
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