King's College London

TY - JOUR

T1 - A Step Too Far

T2 - How the International Code of Conduct Association's Actions Could Unintentionally Help to Privatise War

AU - Kinsey, Christopher

AU - Mayer, Christopher

N1 - Publisher Copyright: © RUSI Journal 2022.

PY - 2022

Y1 - 2022

N2 - In December 2021, the International Code of Conduct for Private Security Service Providers Association changed the definition of security services, expanding its scope and undertaking roles that include direct participation in hostilities. In promoting this broadened scope, the ICoCA did so without first identifying important principles and standards relevant to those new functions. Critically for the international order, the unintended consequences of these changes could be far reaching, legitimizing quasi-mercenary organizations, and fighting in combat.

AB - In December 2021, the International Code of Conduct for Private Security Service Providers Association changed the definition of security services, expanding its scope and undertaking roles that include direct participation in hostilities. In promoting this broadened scope, the ICoCA did so without first identifying important principles and standards relevant to those new functions. Critically for the international order, the unintended consequences of these changes could be far reaching, legitimizing quasi-mercenary organizations, and fighting in combat.

KW - Private Military and Security Companies

KW - International Code of Conduct

KW - Mercenaries

KW - Armed conflict

KW - War and Society

KW - outsourcing

UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=85138343527&partnerID=8YFLogxK

U2 - 10.1080/03071847.2022.2113744

DO - 10.1080/03071847.2022.2113744

M3 - Article

AN - SCOPUS:85138343527

VL - 167

SP - 54

EP - 63

JO - The RUSI Journal

JF - The RUSI Journal

SN - 0307-1847

IS - 3

ER -