Symposium on PMSCs: Use of Maritime PMSCs, Weapons Procurement and Predatory Recruitment – New Frontiers in PMSC Regulation
Published by Opinio Juris
MARITIME PMSCS
The evolution in the provision of private military and security services around the world has become of significant interest for states, international organisations, the private sector, and civil society, among others. That interest revolves around the expansion of the private military and security industry, the existing regulatory frameworks governing their activities, the associated risks of human rights violations, the measures required to prevent such violations, and the responsibility of states to ensure accountability. This contribution elaborates on three specific trends that appear insufficiently prioritised in current regulatory discussions, highlights existing regulatory gaps and challenges, and calls for urgent regulatory attention.
Authors
Andres Macías-Tolosa is a professor and researcher at Universidad Externado de Colombia, coordinator of the OPERA Research Group and editor of the OPERA Journal.
Joana de Deus Pereira is a senior research fellow at RUSI Europe, co-founder of the Private Military and Security Companies (PMSC) Research Group at King’s College London, adjunct professor at Sciences Po, Paris, and visiting senior fellow at the International Centre for Policing and Security at the University of South Wales.
Jovana Jezdimirovic Ranito is an assistant professor at the University College Twente in the Netherlands and founder of PrivSecNet.
Michelle Small is a senior lecturerin international relations at the University of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg and an expert at the Peace and Security Action Committee (EISA).
The authors are all members of the UN Working Group on Mercenaries.
