1. Mercenaries and Private Military Companies
... applicable in other situations where there exists a situation of a concerted act of violence aimed at "overthrowing a government or otherwise undermining the constitutional, legal, economic or financial order or the valuable natural resources of a State" Paragraph one of Article 1 of the Convention (see annex 1), reproduces the criteria of the definition of a mercenary of Article ... private security companies operating in Switzerland. Currently, the Federal Administration would be drafting national model legislation. The Government has informed the United Nations33 that, while guarantee...
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