1. Mercenaries and Private Military Companies
... to attain does not change the illegitimacy of the act. In accordance with international and constitutional law and by virtue of States' sovereignty and the monopoly of the use of force which is intrinsically related, security, public order and defense are assigned to the military and police forces26. One of the main criticisms made to the Convention is the lack of political will of the Member States themselves which has been translated by the long process that took to the Convention to be elaborated ... carry and use such arms and ammunition for the purpose of carrying out its functions...
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