The article deals with the rapid proliferation of private military firms (PMFs) globally and outlines the relationship between law and authority in the regular military and in the world of private security contractors. According to the author, PMFs claim that they will only work for those so-called "legitimate" organizations or recognized states, with the implication that they would not interfere with the state monopoly on force. However, the authority exercised in PMFs will inevitably clash with any legal framework.
Carmola, Kateri,
"It's All Contracts Now: Private Military Firms and a Clash of Legal Culture"
(2006).
The Brown Journal of World Affairs.
Brown Digital Repository. Brown University Library.
https://doi.org/10.26300/dbs3-q962
The Brown Journal of World Affairs is a semiannual journal of international relations and foreign policy produced at Brown University’s Watson Institute for International and Public Affairs. The Journal features original articles by and interviews with world leaders, policymakers, and …
