A/HRC/21/43 Contents Page I. Introduction ............................................................................................................. 1–3 3 II. Activities of the Working Group ............................................................................. 4–16 3 III. IV. V. 2 Paragraphs A. Thirteenth, fourteenth and fifteenth sessions of the Working Group .............. 5–8 3 B. Communications ............................................................................................. 9 4 C. Comments on the draft Charter of the Oversight Mechanism for the International Code of Conduct for Private Security Service Providers........... 10 4 D. Comments on the Swiss draft federal law on the provision of private security services abroad ................................................................................. 11 4 E. Other activities of the Working Group members ............................................ 12–16 4 Engagement of the Working Group in processes to elaborate standards for the regulation of private military and security companies at the international level .......................................................................................... 17–23 5 A. Intergovernmental working group on regulating private military and security companies ................................................................................... 18 6 B. Draft Charter of the Oversight Mechanism for the International Code of Conduct for Private Security Service Providers ............................................. 19–23 6 Research into national regulation of private military and security companies ........ 24–66 7 A. Three models of national legislation: South Africa, United States and Switzerland .............................................................................................. 27–51 8 B. Analysis .......................................................................................................... 52–66 13 Conclusion and recommendations ........................................................................... 67–71 16