TY  - BOOK
AU  - Galai , Katerina
TI  - Regulating Private Military Companies: Conflicts of Law, History and Governance
SN  - 9780367671037
U1  - 343.015354 
PY  - 2019///
CY  - New York
PB  - Routledge
KW  - Private military companies
KW  - Mercenary troops
KW  - International law
N1  - Includes Index
N2  - 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
ER  -