مشروعية عمل الشركات الأمنية الخاصة العاملة في العراق

الملخص EN

This research tackles the phenomenon of private security companies which are constituting a phenomenon on the international arena.

They exceeded in their work the job entitled to do, turning to perform high quality military operations.

These companies work in the so called gray zone, as they work without any legal cover and without being subject to any laws, whether internal or international particularly in Iraq.

These companies emerged often the American occupation to Iraq in 2003, they have immunity against the Iraqi law after being authorized by the occupation authority.

The research also tackles the role of the red cross and its endeavors in subjecting these companies to the humanitarian international law.

It also tackles the role of the American congress in issuing a law that subjects these companies to the military laws of the pentagon.