Date: 2010
Type: Working Paper
The Regulation of Private Military and Security Services in the European Union: Current Policies and Future Options
Working Paper, EUI AEL, 2010/08, PRIV-WAR project
KRAHMANN, Elke, ABZHAPAROVA, Aida, The Regulation of Private Military and Security Services in the European Union: Current Policies and Future Options, EUI AEL, 2010/08, PRIV-WAR project - https://hdl.handle.net/1814/18295
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This paper aims to address two questions at the centre of the PRIV-WAR project. Firstly, what
legislation and regulative frameworks for the regulation of private military and security companies
(PMCs/PSCs) providing services in combat zones exist in the European Union today? Secondly, what
options are there for improving these regulations in order to ensure the responsibility and
accountability of these companies and their compliance with international humanitarian and human
rights law? The EU has been one of the key promoters of improved regulation. However, current
controls within the EU apply only to a small range of services provided by PMCs/PSCs. The main
gaps in the existing regulatory framework at the national and EU levels concern the registration and
licensing of PMCs and the export of private military and security services outside the EU. To address
these gaps this paper outlines nine policy options which would singly or in combination improve the
transparency, accountability and control of PMCs/PSCs.
Cadmus permanent link: https://hdl.handle.net/1814/18295
ISSN: 1831-4066
Series/Number: EUI AEL; 2010/08; PRIV-WAR project