Foreign Affairs - Ninth Report
Here you can browse the report together with the Proceedings of the Committee. The published report was ordered by the House of Commons to be printed 23 July 2002.
CONTENTS
Terms of Reference
REPORT
Origins of the Government's Green Paper
on Private Military Companies
Growth of the private military sector since
the end of the Cold War
The changing nature of the private military
sector
Weak states and the threat of international
terrorism
British Government engagement of private
military and security companies
EXISTING REGULATORY MEASURES
International legal instruments
United States legislation
The European Union Code of Conduct for Arms
Exports
PROBLEMS OF DEFINING PRIVATE MILITARY COMPANIES
Defining legitimate and illegitimate
activities
THE DEBATE ON PRIVATE MILITARY COMPANIES
Sovereignty
Economic exploitation
A vested interest in conflict?
Human rights
Underlying problems and stability
Proxies for governments
Moral objections
Double standards
THE UNITED KINGDOM'S LIABILITIES AND INTERESTS
PMC actions and British foreign and defence
policies
Technical co-operation and interoperability
The United Kingdom's liability for rescuing
failed PMC operations
POTENTIAL BENEFITS OF A REGULATED PRIVATE
MILITARY SECTOR
Support to weak but legitimate governments
Support to international peace operations
Support to humanitarian organizations
Relief to the United Kingdom's overstretched
armed forces
OPTIONS FOR REGULATION
A ban on military activity abroad
A ban on recruitment for military activity
abroad
A licensing regime for military services
Registration and notification
A general licence for PMCs/PSCs
Self-regulation: a voluntary code of conduct
An alternative proposal: the re-employment
of former armed services personnel
Controlling the brokering and trafficking
of arms
Monitoring and evaluation
Parliamentary scrutiny
Weighing the costs and benefits of regulation
THE COMMITTEE'S CONCLUSIONS AND RECOMMENDATIONS
PROCEEDINGS OF THE COMMITTEE RELATING TO
THE REPORT
LIST OF WITNESSES
LIST OF MEMORANDA INCLUDED IN THE MINUTES
OF EVIDENCE
LIST OF APPENDICES TO THE MINUTES OF EVIDENCE
UNPRINTED MEMORANDA
PREVIOUS REPORTS
MINUTES OF EVIDENCE
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