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.

Practical Tools

Contract Guidance Tool

A Contract Guidance Tool for Private Military and Security Services

Promoting Accountability and Respect for Human Rights and International Humanitarian Law. This tool aims to provide simple, concise and practical guidance for states, IOs, humanitarian organisations and NGOs on structuring their contracts and contracting procedures for private military and/or security services, drawing on international norms and standards.

Contract Guidance Tool

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.

E-LEARNING:Private Military and security regulation

E-LEARNING: Private Military and Security Regulation

The aims of this module are simple and involve two key objectives: To raise awareness of existing national legislation, policies, and best practices and to provide guidance for regulators to develop or update national legislation related to PMSCs, in line with international legal obligations and taking into account good practices.