PMCdenmark6legal

Committee: 6th legal Topic: PMC Country: Denmark

Although PMC (private military companies) are in existence today, you can trace it back to the early 1900s. Captain Stirling founded the special Air service in 1914 to fight against the Germans in a small hard-hitting group. Even now we use them in wars to do the bidding. Even though it stated in the past the problems still exist today. Since the murder of contractors appeared it brought Pcms into issue that the public became interested about. The UN is growing increasingly critical on the issue of private security places that engage in the aimless shooting of civilians of the world's battle ring. The UN report on mercenaries has urged UN to prevent the recruitment of mercenaries or to create regulatory systems of registration and licensing in order to regulate private military and private security companies and people who work for them. The study also called upon states members to impose a very detailed ban to prevent private military contractors and companies or interfering in international disputes. Denmark has no legislation specifically aimed at regulating mercenaries or private military companies. However, paragraph 128 of the Penal Code makes it an offence (punishable by a fine or up to two years' imprisonment) to recruit in Denmark for foreign war service. There is also a law dating from 1914 (introduced in connection with Danish neutrality in the First World War), which makes it an offence to encourage enrollment in armed forces, or to provide any other support in a war where the Danish state is neutral. This law also gives the government the power specifically to forbid military service in a given country. It is understood that the concept of military service in these laws includes service in armed rebel groups as well as state armies. There have been no recent prosecutions under these laws. The Danish Government has no plans to become party to the 1989 UN Convention. Denmark thinks one way to keep the CPMC under control is by starting an organization called Control of Private Military Contractors organization meets twice a month what this organization does is make sure that the CPMC doesn't kill any civilians. Anything they do have to be approved by CPMC first, if they do things without our consent there would be severe punishment to pay. The punishment would be time in jail depending on how bad of the offense. Another way is to charge countries that use PMCs often; these funds will go directly to the contractors so there skills aren’t sold to the higher bidders. The organization meets once a month to count up the funds, make sure the funds are distributed evenly, and to also make sure a percent of the money goes to the CPMCs. www.studiperlapace.com
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