Historical characteristic of mercenary activtities as form of private military companies activity
Abstract
The prohibition of mercenary activities at the international legal level makes the activities of private military companies the object of meticulous attention by the international community.
Existing trends in the widespread involvement of private military and security enterprises (PMSE) in military and security functions both in the context of armed conflict (AR) and outside of it determine the need for legal regulation of their activities at the national and international levels, creation of legal mechanisms aimed at ensuring the protection of human rights and victims of AR. At the same time, this activity should be clearly separated from mercenary activities prohibited by current international law, establishment of legitimate grounds, operation procedure for PMSEs and liability for violation of national and international law in the process of its implementation.
The indicated problems are also due to the fact that existing gaps in international law facilitate the use of mercenaries, increase their number, contribute to the emergence of new ways of recruiting them, and states must not only ratify or join the International Convention against the Recruitment, Use, Financing and Training of Mercenaries, but also adhere to its provisions.
Currently, the most effective way to stop recruiting mercenaries is creation of strict and effective national legal norms prohibiting the service of mercenaries, recruitment, sending and transportation of mercenaries to different parts of the globe, as well as conclusion of international agreements stipulating prosecution and punishment of mercenaries within the limits of criminal liability. Therefore, to solve these issues, we conduct a historical retrospective analysis of the use of mercenary activities in different historical periods; monitor the processes of their development, reforming and existence, functioning in the modern period. The proposals on the need to distinguish the activities of private military and security companies from the mercenary activities prohibited by current international law, the establishment of legitimate grounds, a procedure for such activities and liability for violation of national and international law in the process of its implementation are substantiated.
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