Abstract

JIMENEZ-REINA, Jonnathan; GIL-OSORIO, Juan Fernando  and  ACOSTA-GUZMAN, Henry Mauricio. The incidence of private military and security companies on international humanitarian law. Rev. Cient. Gen. José María Córdova [online]. 2019, vol.17, n.25, pp.113-129.  Epub Nov 05, 2019. ISSN 1900-6586.  https://doi.org/10.21830/19006586.370.

Among the changes generated by the process of globalization of the 21st century to the military field is the emergence of new actors willing to provide the State with security services as an alternative in asymmetric warfare. These dynamics have prompted violations of human rights and international humanitarian law. This document critically and descriptively addresses the incidence of private military and security companies in these situations. This study reveals that the participation of 21st-century mercenaries in international, non-international and internationalized armed conflicts call into question the actions of the States because of their failure to assume the due international responsibility. A methodology of qualitative analysis with a descriptive approach was used in the research.

Keywords : international humanitarian law; military mercenaries; Private security; State.

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