الوضع القانوني لموظفي الشركات العسكرية و الأمنية الخاصة بين المشروعية الدولية و الارتزاق العسكري

الملخص EN

Despite attempts by the international community to reduce the phenomenon of mercenaries and criminalized, but some states and regimes and governments find mercenaries and a viable means of achieving their interests, and therefore we believe that the mercenaries great and serious role in the wars and armed conflicts of today, and the development is striking in this phenomenon is that a lot of private military and security companies, resort to the use and operation of this category within its staff, especially after the occupation of Afghanistan and Iraq is beginning to take this activity, it is through this research paper, we try to shed light on this dangerous phenomenon, and to clarify the legal status of the staff of the private military and security companies And distinguish them or the applicability of the description of these mercenaries and this according to current developments during both international armed conflict or non-international.

Key words: Personnel of private military and security companies - Private military and security companies - Mercenaries - Armed conflicts.