1. Mercenaries and Private Military Companies
... Convention, does not foresee a universal jurisdiction. It limits itself to the countries of the African continent. As of November 2007, twenty-seven out of the 53 African States were parties to the OUA Convention. The International Convention against the Recruitment, Use, Financing and Training of Mercenaries of 1989 In 1979, the United Nations established an Ad Hoc Committee entrusted with ... twelve years later, on 29 October 2001, after the twentieth instrument of ratification had been deposited with the UN Secretary-General. As of December 2007 the following 30 States were parties t...
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