Research On International Legal Regulation Of Private Security Companies

Private security companies sprang up in 1990 s and developed from early mercenaries.For a long time,money,aggression,killing is mercenary industry the most iconic pronoun.In view of the fact that both are similar in nature,the international community's persistent impression of mercenaries has also had a negative impact on the development of private security companies.Especially with the April 2004 Abu Ghraib prison in Iraq the abuse scandal occurred in September 16,2007 and the Blackwater Baghdad shooting civilians in the case of exposure,the media once again will be pushed to the private security companies in the teeth of the storm.The international community have called for regulation of private security companies and their employees in violation of humanitarian law and human rights abuses behavior,the violations are prosecuted.But in reality,private security companies have been wandering in the "gray zone" of international law,domestic laws are lack of legal norms to effectively regulate their behavior.Firstly,the status of employees of private security companies is unclear.This will not only make the private security company employees cannot be properly protected,but also for the protection of other subjects on the battlefield difficult.Secondly,the private security company employee violations bear controversial.This makes the private security company employees violations cannot be punished,and victims of relief and compensation cannot be achieved.Third,the private security company's arms and arms use rights defined vague.If the weapon flows into the hands of the lawless elements,it can produce unpredictable harmful consequences.Therefore,how to regulate the behavior reasonably and effectively without hindering the development of private security companies has become a common problem facing the international community.In addition to the conclusion,the text is divided into five parts:The first part introduces the background and significance of this topic,the research status and research objectives and methods at home and abroad.The second part describes the concept and the scope of business,the rise and development of private security companies.The third part reviews the current situation of the legal regulation of private security companies at home and abroad.The first and second sections are based on the regulation of private security companies in the international documents,and focus on the analysis of the United States,Iraq,South africa.In third and fourth sections,the author analyzes the disputes in the legal regulation of private security companies and their employees as well as the reasons for the disputes.The fourth part discusses the path of perfecting the international legal regulation of private security companies.The third section for the third part of the first,second and third sections of the private security company employees of legal regulation in the controversy,specific definition of private security company employee identity,clear private security companies and the use of force weapon rights,determine the private security firm employees illegal responsibility.The reason for the fourth section for the third part of the fourth section caused by the dispute,improve the international legal regulation system of private security companies,we need self-discipline efforts of the company and the industry level should be established;domestic licensing,examination and prosecution;the international level should modify the existing Convention and to formulate the new convention more binding force.The fifth part of the legislative status quo and problems of overseas business with Chinese private security companies,and get services from private security companies,illegal use of force for China private security companies and their employees for overseas business.The conclusion part is the induction and summary of the main points of the article.