While economic stakes have nurtured conflict throughout history, the imprint of multinational business enterprises on international relations and security matters has never been greater. Thus, in some areas plagued by armed conflict or violence, public authorities can barely exercise any control, whereas business actors have acquired more and more influence and have assumed some functions traditionally incumbent on the state…What are the main facets of the relationship between business actors and conflict today? What rules exist to regulate their activities?...[T]he Review has decided to highlight the rights and responsibilities of companies working in areas of armed conflict and other situations of violence…