The Historical Background as Factor Favoring the occurrence of mercenaries and the Contemporary Role of mercenarism in the Context of International Law
The Historical Background as Factor Favoring the occurrence of mercenaries and the Contemporary Role of mercenarism in the Context of International Law

Summary/Abstract: The article analyses the phenomenon of mercenalism, it focused on the historical background and the origin of mercesaries form ancient times, throughout medieval period to modern times in the context of usage of mercenaries, the forms of military conflicts as well as factors favoring their occurrence as warriors. The article describes the most significant international legal acts concerning mercenaries and examine the elements of the present legal definition of mercenary found in Additional Protocol I to geneva Convention presenting weaknesses of the regulation and proves that in fact mercenary is able to avoid responsibility for his illegal actions.

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