Human Rights Advocates presents this report to address the need for increased accountability over the actions of private military and security companies…this report will highlight the current reality of the use of PMSCs...the history of international humanitarian law and human rights law applicable to the use of mercenaries…concludes…that accountability can only be effectively achieved by having member States sign and ratify the Convention Against Mercenaries...[by] strong domestic regulation[s] over PMSCs...[by] consider[ing] the Norms on the responsibilities of transnational corporations and other business enterprises with respect to human rights...for developing a set of legally binding standards addressing the obligations of PMSCs.