Here too, the intent to employ mercenaries or to turn an individual into a mercenary is obvious.

Who hired you for this?

III. MERCENARY ACTIVITIES

The definition identified a mercenary, but did not refer to companies which were mercenary in nature.

A mercenary can, without ceasing to be a mercenary, also become a terrorist.

You doin' the hiring'?

They hired us.

We also prosecute employers who are found to have acted in breach of the Employment Ordinance.

Why should I hire Tom?

but we hire men to do it for us.

I guess they weren't hired.

It is precisely the existence of loopholes and legal ambiguities that has facilitated the use of mercenaries and of companies engaged in mercenary activities, without any effective legal action being taken against those who hire mercenaries or against mercenaries themselves.

Referring only to mercenary individuals allowed a mercenary company to operate without liability.

Misha Glenny Hire the hackers!

Well, they signed me up immediately.

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apos Article 63 1 Mercenary activity

III. Mercenary activities in Africa

117. Because mercenary activities and the conduct of the mercenary himself can seriously impair the enjoyment of human rights, the self determination of peoples, the stability of constitutionally established Governments and international peace and security, mercenary activities and the mercenary career must be clearly and unequivocally banned.

(c) To monitor mercenaries and mercenary related activities in all their forms and manifestations in different parts of the world

In carrying out their operations, these companies do not hesitate to hire mercenaries to take charge of the military aspects.

The 1989 Convention dealt with the consequences of the activity, not the reasons for it.

They don't employ those workers.

And for that job i employed dimitrios.

To remain in our employ.

I can get a chambermaid for a year for that.

Don't you worry. If he fires you, I'll hire you.

With particular regard to Afghanistan, mercenaries fell into several categories, including those working for private companies, those in the pay of warlords, and those involved in drug trafficking in the highly lucrative illegal poppy cultivation market.

President Mandela apos s democratic Government has taken an explicit stand against the use of mercenaries and mercenary activities.

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C. Terrorism and mercenary activities

So now you are a hired killer?

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Furthermore, no provision is usually made for the extradition of mercenaries, and this makes it easier for them to commit crimes with impunity.

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The fact that a Government hires mercenaries, or specialized firms providing mercenary services, to defend it and to strengthen its position in an armed conflict must not be invoked to claim that such acts are legal.

The goal is not just to hire people who need a job it's to hire people who believe what you believe.

In the light of the experience of mercenarism in this region, a redefinition of the term mercenary would seem appropriate.

They got together JPL hired them.

IV. Persistence and evolution of mercenary activities

Convinced that, notwithstanding the way in which mercenaries or mercenary related activities are used or the form they take to acquire some semblance of legitimacy, they are a threat to peace, security and the self determination of peoples and an obstacle to the enjoyment of human rights by peoples,

(a) Information on the possible existence of any recent mercenary activities (recruitment, financing, training, assembly, transit or use of mercenaries)

49. In addition, the definition of mercenary contained in article 47 refers to the elements which must be present in order to determine who is or is not a mercenary.