A Criminological study of the features of private military companies’ activities in the context of armed conflict: legal aspects and criminal law qualification
Journal: Analytical and Comparative Jurisprudence
Year: 2025

This article is dedicated to a comprehensive criminological and international legal analysis of the activities of private military companies (PMCs) in the context of contemporary armed conflicts. Special attention is paid to the legal challenges faced by national and international jurisdictions in qualifying their actions. The study systematizes the main trends in the evolution of PMCs – from traditional forms of mercenarism to transnational militarized structures possessing extensive infrastruc