A forum for participants of the Montreux Document on pertinent international legal obligations and good practices for states related to operations of private military and security companies during armed conflict.
The ICRC IHL Regional Department in the MENA and the Montreux Document Forum co-organized a virtual Panel Discussion on PMSCs on 12 August 2020.
Virtual Panel Discussion, 12 August 2020
The use of private military and security companies (PMSCs), including in the Middle East and North Africa Region (MENA), has caused concerns for ensuring the respect for international human rights law (IHRL) and international humanitarian law (IHL), especially when PMSCs operate in situations of armed conflict and other situations of violence.
In order to clarify classifications and applicable legal frameworks, and to highlight international efforts and good practices, the ICRC IHL Regional Department in the MENA and the Montreux Document Forum co-organized a virtual Panel Discussion on PMSCs on 12 August 2020.
Speakers & panellists
Moderator
Basant Abdel-Meguid
Legal Adviser in the Regional IHL Department in the Middle East and North Africa, ICRC
Panellist
Dr. Mohamed Ghazi
Assistant Professor of International Law, Islamic University, Iraq
Panellist
Kelisiana Thynne
Legal Adviser in the IHL Advisory Service, ICRC Geneva
Panellist
Jean-Michel Rousseau
Montreux Document Forum Secretariat, DCAF
Legislative Guidance Tool for States to Regulate PMSCs
This Guidance Tool is aimed at parliamentarians and law and policymakers who undertake to develop new or to update existing laws for national regulation of the private military and security industry.
