V.R. Tadzhibov On the issue of private military companies in Russia creation and legal status

Abstract: The article notes that private military companies have been functioning in the world for more than 40 years. Since 2012 in the US, Britain, France, Israel and Belgium their amount has significantly risen. Private military companies serve as an informal instrument of the states for achievement of their national interests by means of private institutions. In Russia there are almost no private military companies. At the same time, some foreign military companies work on our territory under the contracts with NATO member-states. The necessity of private military companies in Russia creation has been discussed in the Russian society for more than 2 years, and this idea is supported by some legislators and military specialists. This article analyzes the range of problems which could be solved by the creation of private military companies in Russia. The methodology of the article is based on the up-todate achievements of epistemology. The author uses the theoretical and general philosophical methods (dialectics, the system method, analysis, synthesis, analogy, deduction, observation, modeling), the traditional juridical methods (formal logical), and the methods which are used in the specific sociological research (statistical, expert evaluation, etc.). With the aim to understand comprehensively the essence of private military companies’ activities, the author gives the definition of a private military company. It is noted in the article that in the literature analyzed different titles can be found: private militarized company, private military contractors, privatized military firms, etc. On the base of his experience, the author analyzes the institution in question, and formulates the suggestions of its legislative consolidation.

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