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Nowadays, the need for security is at the very top of every individual’s priorities. However, security can also be perceived quite differently, that is, as a market activity, which is represented by private entities ensuring safety with their employees and the equipment they use in their work. This master's thesis shows the way private entities ensure seafety in crisis areas. From the persepctive of violations of human rights and fundamental freedoms, special emphasis must be placed on legal regulation of these entities. The activities of private entities are defined precisely by the Slovenia's legislation, either when we are talking about private security companies or detectives. In this master's thesis, it has been established that the largest part of the industry of securing crisis areas is represented by private military companies. To this end, we focused on their operation in detail. Slovenian legislation does not allow the establishment of such companies, while the operation of private military companies is much more common abroad. The most well-known companies in the world are from the USA, and in recent times many more Russian contractors have emerged. Although private military companies are not approved in Russia, the so-called "contractors" perform exactly the same tasks as private military companies. Private military companies bring along one huge advantage - much more efficiency. However, they often achieve their goals through illicit means. At this point, it is worth noting the importance of control over these entities, which is often very superficial due to the government being the main client of these services. At the end of the master's thesis, a media analysis of media coverage of the work of private military companies is presented. However, these media reports are far too few. The media are the actors who, with their reporting, "put pressure" on such entities and raise public awareness. From this point of view, it is important to increase media coverage of this topic. |