Much of the public debate about the use of private military and security companies ("PMSCs") has focused on PMSCs as a separate and independent phenomenon. This excellent compilation edited by Simon Chesterman and Angelina Fisher, Private Security, Public Order, adds much breadth and nuance to this debate by bringing together a group of scholars who analyse the topic of PMSCs through different theoretical frameworks, disciplinary perspectives and comparative case studies.

The presumption of innocence is widely celebrated. In Singapore, it has been hailed_x000D_ by V. K. Rajah J.A. as "the cornerstone of the criminal justice system and the bedrock of the law of evidence" (see XP v. PP [2008] 4 S.L.R.(R.) 686 (H.C.) at para. 90). But what exactly is the presumption of innocence?