Daily Archives: March 19, 2015

Piracy and the armed guard question

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Piracy and the armed guard question By Marcus Hand from Singapore One of the more controversial growth sectors in shipping has been the private security business, in particular, the use of… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading →

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Blackwater’s new battlefield: toward a regulatory regime in the United States for privately armed contractors operating at sea.

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Blackwater’s new battlefield: toward a regulatory regime in the United States for privately armed contractors operating at sea Sean Patrick Mahard Vanderbilt Journal of Transnational Law. 47.1 (Jan. 2014): p331. http://law.vanderbilt.edu/index.aspx… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading →

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Fourth Circuit allows Alien Tort Statute claim against Abu Ghraib contractor

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Foreign relations law – Alien Tort Statute – Fourth Circuit allows Alien Tort Statute claim against Abu Ghraib contractor Harvard Law Review. 128.5 (Mar. 2015): p1534. Case note FOREIGN RELATIONS LAW–ALIEN… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading →

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Ambush and aftermath: contractors and bureaucracy on the interagency battlefield

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Ambush and aftermath: contractors and bureaucracy on the interagency battlefield  Paul Christopher  Military Review. 90.1 (January-February 2010): p117. http://usacac.army.mil/CAC2/MilitaryReview [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] WHEN CONFRONTING BUREAUCRATIC OBSTACLES, common sense should override formal procedures… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading →

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The Business of War: Military Enterprise and Military Revolution in Early Modern Europe

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The Business of War: Military Enterprise and Military Revolution in Early Modern Europe Scott Stephenson Military Review. 93.3 (May-June 2013): p86. http://usacac.army.mil/CAC2/MilitaryReview/ THE BUSINESS OF WAR: Military Enterprise and Military Revolution… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading →

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For a fistful of dollars: it is a fact that no one has been denying

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For a fistful of dollars: it is a fact that no one has been denying: the United Nations interacts with mercenaries, although they are carefully re-named “private military companies” so as… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading →

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Expanding Death Benefits, Cutting Pensions, Extra Holiday Time and More

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Expanding Death Benefits, Cutting Pensions, Extra Holiday Time and More Govexec.com. (Nov. 19, 2014): GovExec Staff Rep. Stephen F. Lynch, D-Mass., introduced H.R. 5721, the Overseas Security Personnel Fairness Act (https://www.congress.gov/bill/113th-congress/house-bill/5721),… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading →

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Breaking the yardstick: the dangers of market-based governance

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Breaking the yardstick: the dangers of market-based governance Don J. DeYoung Defense Horizons. .67 (May 2009): p1. Overview In the middle of the last century, America became a superpower. It happened,… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading →

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Private military companies within the perspective of security governance

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Private military companies within the perspective of security governance/Guvenlik yonetisimi cercevesinde ozel askeri sirketler Author(s): Burak Tangor and Haldun Yalcinkaya Source: Uluslararasi Iliskiler / International Relations. 7.25 (Spring 2010): p127. Abstract:… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading →

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Government by contract and the structural constitution

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Government by contract and the structural constitution Author(s): Kimberly N. Brown Source: Notre Dame Law Review. 87.2 (Dec. 2011): p491. Full Text: Although private parties have performed government functions throughout most… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading →

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