Q56.
Are private military contractors employed and if so, are they subject to a similar level of scrutiny as for the armed forces?
56a. Policies
Score
SCORE: NS/100
Rubric
Colombia score: NS/100
Score: 0/100
The government imposes no restrictions on the use of private military contractors and intermediaries.
Score: 25/100
There are some controls over the use of private military contractors, but no clear policy. The legal standard applicable to PMCs varies considerably from standards applied to state representatives in the same roles. Corruption-related offences may be weak or poorly defined in relation to PMCs.
Score: 50/100
There is a policy on the use of private military contractors, but it does not specify particular preventive measures. The legal standard applicable to PMCs does not vary widely from standards applied to state representatives in the same roles, but corruption-related offences may be weak or poorly defined in relation to PMCs.
Score: 75/100
There is a clear policy on the use of private military contractors. The contracting state requires preventive measures whereby PMCs have anti-corruption programmes and training tailored to their role in operations. The legal standard applicable to PMCs does not vary widely from standards applied to state representatives in the same roles, and it criminalises corruption-related offences for PMCs.
Score: 100/100
The use of private military contractors is forbidden by law or the law may allow them to be employed in extremely limited circumstances which do not expose them to risk of corruption. The legal standard applicable to PMCs does not vary widely from standards applied to state representatives in the same roles, and it criminalises corruption-related offences for PMCs.
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56b. Scrutiny
Score
SCORE: NS/100
Rubric
Colombia score: NS/100
Score: 0/100
PMCs are not subject to any form of scrutiny.
Score: 25/100
There are no clear provisions for oversight of PMCs. PMCs may be subject to some scrutiny, but it is frequently weak.
Score: 50/100
Laws of the contracting state contains provisions for oversight of PMCs but these laws may be weak, or scrutiny is not undertaken in a meaningful way.
Score: 75/100
Laws of the contracting state contain clear provisions for oversight of PMCs. PMCs are subject to scrutiny but this may be reactive.
Score: 100/100
Laws of the contracting state contain clear provisions for oversight of PMCs. Active scrutiny is conducted by the relevant oversight bodies such as the parliament.
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56c. Enforcement
Score
SCORE: NS/100
Rubric
Colombia score: NS/100
Score: 0/100
Policies and laws on the use of private military contractors are regularly violated, with almost no sanctions applied.
Score: 25/100
Policies and laws on the use of PMCs are frequently violated, but sanctions are usually applied.
Score: 50/100
Policies and laws on the use of PMCs are occasionally violated, and when they are, sanctions are usually applied.
Score: 75/100
Policies and laws on the use of PMCs are rarely violated, but when they are, sanctions are usually applied.
Score: 100/100
Policies and laws on the use of PMCs are rarely violated, and when they are, sanctions are regularly applied.
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Compare scores by country
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Country | 56a. Policies | 56b. Scrutiny | 56c. Enforcement |
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Albania | NS | NS | NS |
Algeria | NS | NS | NS |
Angola | NS | NS | NS |
Argentina | NS | NS | NS |
Armenia | NS | NS | NS |
Australia | NS | NS | NS |
Azerbaijan | NS | NS | NS |
Bahrain | NS | NS | NS |
Bangladesh | NS | NS | NS |
Belgium | NS | NS | NS |
Bosnia and Herzegovina | NS | NS | NS |
Botswana | NS | NS | NS |
Brazil | NS | NS | NS |
Burkina Faso | NS | NS | NS |
Cameroon | NS | NS | NS |
Canada | NS | NS | NS |
Chile | NS | NS | NS |
China | NS | NS | NS |
Colombia | NS | NS | NS |
Cote d'Ivoire | NS | NS | NS |
Denmark | NS | NS | NS |
Egypt | NS | NS | NS |
Estonia | NS | NS | NS |
Finland | NS | NS | NS |
France | NS | NS | NS |
Germany | NS | NS | NS |
Ghana | NS | NS | NS |
Greece | NS | NS | NS |
Hungary | NS | NS | NS |
India | NS | NS | NS |
Indonesia | NS | NS | NS |
Iran | NS | NS | NS |
Iraq | NS | NS | NS |
Israel | NS | NS | NS |
Italy | NS | NS | NS |
Japan | NS | NS | NS |
Jordan | NS | NS | NS |
Kenya | NS | NS | NS |
Kosovo | NS | NS | NS |
Kuwait | NS | NS | NS |
Latvia | NS | NS | NS |
Lebanon | NS | NS | NS |
Lithuania | NS | NS | NS |
Malaysia | NS | NS | NS |
Mali | NS | NS | NS |
Mexico | NS | NS | NS |
Montenegro | NS | NS | NS |
Morocco | NS | NS | NS |
Myanmar | NS | NS | NS |
Netherlands | NS | NS | NS |
New Zealand | NS | NS | NS |
Niger | NS | NS | NS |
Nigeria | NS | NS | NS |
North Macedonia | NS | NS | NS |
Norway | NS | NS | NS |
Oman | NS | NS | NS |
Palestine | NS | NS | NS |
Philippines | NS | NS | NS |
Poland | NS | NS | NS |
Portugal | NS | NS | NS |
Qatar | NS | NS | NS |
Russia | NS | NS | NS |
Saudi Arabia | NS | NS | NS |
Serbia | NS | NS | NS |
Singapore | NS | NS | NS |
South Africa | NS | NS | NS |
South Korea | NS | NS | NS |
South Sudan | NS | NS | NS |
Spain | NS | NS | NS |
Sudan | NS | NS | NS |
Sweden | NS | NS | NS |
Switzerland | NS | NS | NS |
Taiwan | NS | NS | NS |
Tanzania | NS | NS | NS |
Thailand | NS | NS | NS |
Tunisia | NS | NS | NS |
Turkey | NS | NS | NS |
Uganda | NS | NS | NS |
Ukraine | NS | NS | NS |
United Arab Emirates | NS | NS | NS |
United Kingdom | NS | NS | NS |
United States | NS | NS | NS |
Venezuela | NS | NS | NS |
Zimbabwe | NS | NS | NS |