Elimination of mercenarism in Africa
Subtitle: a need for a new continental approach
By: edited by Sabelo Gumedze
Contributors: Institute for Security Studies (South Africa)
Series: ISS monograph series -- no. 147
Publisher: Institute for Security Studies
Published: 2008
Place of publication: Pretoria
Language: eng
Number of pages: 227
ISBN-13: 9781920114404
Subjects: Mercenary troops; Private security services
Notes: "July 2008."

Includes bibliographical references.

Also available online.
Table of contents: title: Pt. 1. Introduction. The elimination of mercenarism and regulation of the private security industry in Africa / Sabelo Gumedze. Pt. 2. The nature of the debate around mercenaries and private military/security companies in Africa. Pouring old wine into new bottles?: the debate around mercenaries and private military and security companies / Sabelo Gumedze; title: 'African mercenarism' / Mpako Foaleng. Pt. 3. The extent of mercenarism and its impact on human security and human rights. 'One man's volunteer is another man's mercenary?': mapping the extent and impact of mercenarism in human security in Africa / Sabelo Ndlovu-Gatsheni and Gwinyayi A. Dzinesa. Pt. 4. The role of the legitimate private security sector vis-à-vis mercenarism in Africa. Counting the cost: the impact of corporate warfare on the human rights of women and children in Africa / Cephas Lumina. Pt. 5. Combating mercenarism in Africa at the domestic, regional and international levels. Good, the bad and the unregulated: banning mercenarism and regulating private security activity in Africa / Sabrina Schulz. Towards an effective regulatory framework for addressing the private security sector and mercenarism in Africa. Working towards effective legislative and regulatory solutions for the private security industry in Africa / J.J. Messner; title: Status and obligations of mercenaries and private military/security companies under international humanitarian law / Jamie A. Williamson; title: Mercenarism: looking beyond the current international and regional normative regimes / Laurence Juma.