Public International Law and Human Rights Violations by Private Military and Security Companies

1. Introduction
Helena Torroja

2. Afghanistan and Syria: Nonstate Actors and Their Negative Impact on Human Security
Mario Laborie

3. Delimitation and Presence of PMSCs: Impact on Human Rights
Felipe Daza

4. The Ineffectiveness of the Current Definition of a “Mercenary” in International Humanitarian and Criminal Law
José L. Gómez Prado

5. Private Military and Security Companies and Human Rights
Carlos Lopez

6. International Soft Law Initiatives: The Opportunities and Limitations of the Montreux Document, ICoC, and Security Operations Management System Standards
Rebecca DeWinter-Schmitt

7. Ideas on the International Minimum Standard for the Privatization, Export, and Import of Armed Coercion
Helena Torroja

8. Conclusions
Helena Torroja

Keywords: Law, International Humanitarian Law, Law of Armed Conflict, Human Rights, Military and Defence Studies