01485nam a22001697a 4500 37333 37333 9780367671037 343.015354 GAL-R Galai , Katerina author. Regulating Private Military Companies: Conflicts of Law, History and Governance/ Katerina Galai New York : Routledge , 2019 . 210p. Includes Index This work examines the regulation of private military companies (PMCs) and the challenges of holding them accountable for misconduct under international law. PMCs have become a significant force in modern times, performing various security, logistics, and strategy functions around the world. Unlike mercenaries or other irregular forces, PMCs have acquired a corporate legal personality, which alters the governance model of today. The relationship between neoliberal states and PMCs is conceptualized as a form of "shared governance," where states rely on PMCs to relinquish some of their power and transfer certain functions to the private sector. As non-state actors grow in authority, other sources of law become relevant to regulating and holding PMCs accountable, such as self-regulation and invoking responsibility. The paper draws on historical examples of different forms of governance to examine the efficacy of existing and evolving PMC regulation. English. Private military companies. Mercenary troops. International law. ddc BK 0 0 0 0 NASSDOC NASSDOC CART 2022-11-30 7 2765.07 0 343.015354 GAL-R 52543 2022-11-30 00:00:00 3787.78 2022-11-30 BK