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- June 28, 2010. heard in “Controversy over CIA Blackwater contract,” The World
- August 17, 2010, on C-Span III, speaks on private military contracting
- Examining the role of the military contractor
- Has the Privatization of National Security Gone Too Far? The Future of Military Contracting, November 14, 2008, 9:30-11:00am, New America Foundation
- David Isenberg on PressTV - US contractor with poor ratings hired again
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- Resource curse alive and well in Afghanistan - Antony Loewenstein on $488 Million Investment in Afghanistan’s Oil, Mining & Gas Industry at Risk
- Il Boom dei contractors in Africa – SURIYA HABIBATI on Mozambique: Hydrocarbon companies deny security deal with Erik Prince – AIM
Monthly Archives: April 2013
The Hidden World of Maritime Security (Part 1)
The Hidden World of Maritime Security (Part 1) by Jack Murphy · April 7, 2013 Piracy has probably existed since man first took to the sea, but it took on new… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading
Militaristic Solutions in a Weak State: Internal Security, Private Contractors, and Political Leadership in Papua New Guinea
Militaristic Solutions in a Weak State: Internal Security, Private Contractors, and Political Leadership in Papua New Guinea Author(s): Sinclair Dinnen Source: The Contemporary Pacific. 11.2 (Fall 1999): p279. Abstract: Papua New… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading
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The privatization of the Canadian military: Afghanistan and beyond
The privatization of the Canadian military: Afghanistan and beyond Author(s): David Perry Source: International Journal. 64.3 (Summer 2009): p687. Full Text: Since the end of the Cold War, nonstate actors have… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading
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UNITED STATES V. PASSARO: EXERCISING EXTRATERRITORIAL JURISDICTION OVER NON-DEFENSE DEPARTMENT GOVERNMENT CONTRACTORS COMMITTING CRIMES OVERSEAS UNDER THE SPECIAL MARITIME AND TERRITORIAL JURISDICTION OF THE UNITED STATES
Catholic University Law Review Summer, 2009 Catholic University Law Review 58 Cath. U.L. Rev. 1143 NOTE: UNITED STATES V. PASSARO: EXERCISING EXTRATERRITORIAL JURISDICTION OVER NON-DEFENSE DEPARTMENT GOVERNMENT CONTRACTORS COMMITTING CRIMES OVERSEAS… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading
Posted in Academic, Afghanistan, Control, Fraud/Waste/Abuse, Legal
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CONTRACTORS AND COURTS-MARTIAL
Tennessee Law Review Summer, 2010 77 Tenn. L. Rev. 751 CONTRACTORS AND COURTS-MARTIAL NAME: John F. O’Connor* BIO: * Partner, Steptoe & Johnson llp. B.A., University of Rochester; M.S.Sc., Syracuse University;… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading
Service jurisdiction under international law
Service jurisdiction under international law Author(s): Rain Liivoja Source: Melbourne Journal of International Law. 11.2 (Oct. 2010): p309. Full Text: The extraterritorial criminal jurisdiction that a state exercises over members of… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading
WHY PRIVATE MERCENARY COMPANIES SHOULD BE LEGITIMIZED AND ALLOWED TO ENTER THE WORLD STAGE
New England Law Review Spring, 2009 NEW ENGLAND LAW REVIEW 43 New Eng. L. Rev. 461 ARTICLE: WHY PRIVATE MERCENARY COMPANIES SHOULD BE LEGITIMIZED AND ALLOWED TO ENTER THE WORLD STAGE You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading
South Africa’s new counter-mercenary law
South Africa’s new counter-mercenary law Author(s): Philip C. Jacobs Source: Strategic Review for Southern Africa. 30.1 (May 2008): p71. ABSTRACT An overview is provided of the new counter-mercenary legislation recently adopted… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading
Defense Base Act insurance: allocating wartime contracting risks between government and private industry
Defense Base Act insurance: allocating wartime contracting risks between government and private industry Author(s): Hugh Barrett McClean Source: Public Contract Law Journal. 41.3 (Spring 2012): p635. I. CONTRACTOR CASUALTIES–THE HIDDEN COST… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading
THE RISE OF OUTSOURCING IN MODERN WARFARE: SOVEREIGN POWER, PRIVATE MILITARY ACTORS, AND THE CONSTITUTIVE PROCESS
Copyright (c) 2008 University of Maine School of Law Maine Law Review 2008 Maine Law Review 60 Me. L. Rev. 429 Article and Essay: THE RISE OF OUTSOURCING IN MODERN WARFARE:… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading