... XX century, when their activities were criminalized by the international community. Parallel to that phenomenon European States, during their colonial expansion over all continents, authorized two other forms of similar violence by non state actors: the corsairs and the colonial merchant companies, such as the East India Company or the Hudson Bay Company. At the threshold of the XXI ... article 6 the States obligations23. The contracting parties shall: (a) Prevent its nationals or foreigners on its territory from engaging in any acts of mercenarism; (b) Prevent entry into or passage thr...

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