The editor of the Journal of Conflict and Security Law has helped us to hand-pick this virtual collection of articles on private military contractors. For a limited time, we’ve made them freely accessible online. Click the papers below to begin reading immediately. Papers will be freely available from now until May 31, 2013

Exploring the Applicability of Command Responsibility to Private Military Contractors
Micaela Frulli
(2010) 15(3): 435-466

Mercenaries in Libya: Ramifications of the Treatment of ‘Armed Mercenary Personnel’ under the Arms Embargo for Private Military Company Contractors
Hin-Yan Liu
(2011) 16(2): 293-319

A Corporate Alternative to United Nations ad hoc Military Deployments
Malcolm Patterson
(2008) 13(2): 215-232

Leashing the Corporate Dogs of War: The Legal Implications of the Modern Private Military Company
Hin-Yan Liu
(2010) 15(1): 141-168

Private Military and Security Companies and the UN Working Group on the Use of Mercenaries
José L. Gómez del Prado
(2008) 13(3): 429-450

Regulating Private Military and Security Companies: The Content, Negotiation, Weaknesses and Promise of the Montreux Document
James Cockayne
(2008) 13(3): 401-428