Full name of the document: Montreux Document on Pertinent International Legal Obligations and Good Practices for States Related to Operations of Private Military and Security Companies During Armed Conflict.
Background: A text containing rules and good practices relating to private military and security companies operating in armed conflict. The initiative for this document, which is the first of its kind, was launched jointly by Switzerland and the International Committee of the Red Cross. The document was elaborated by the governments of Afghanistan, Angola, Australia, Austria, Canada, China, France, Germany, Iraq, Poland, Sierra Leone, South Africa, Sweden, Switzerland, the United Kingdom, Ukraine, and the United States of America.
Press release by the Swiss Federal Department of Foreign Affairs: Today, 17 September 2008, 17 States and the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) finalised the Montreux Document, a text containing rules and good practices relating to private military and security companies operating in armed conflict. The initiative for this document, which is the first of its kind, was launched jointly by Switzerland and the ICRC in 2006.
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Press release by the International Peace Operations Association (IPOA): IPOA members have already begun to incorporate many of the 'good practices' into doctrine, and we look forward to working in partnership with governments, NGOs and humanitarian bodies to maximize the value of this historic agreement in follow-up projects. read more
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