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A Question of Facts–The Legal Use of Private Security Firms in Bosnia
A Question of Facts–The Legal Use of Private Security Firms in Bosnia David Kassebaum Columbia Journal of Transnational Law 38 no3 581-602 2000 ABSTRACT In Bosnia, the United States turned to… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading
Fighting Piracy With Private Security Measures: When Contract Law Should Tell Parties to Walk the Plank.
Fighting Piracy With Private Security Measures: When Contract Law Should Tell Parties to Walk the Plank. By: Martin, Jennifer S., American University Law Review, June 2010, Vol. 59, Issue 5. pp.… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading
The Privatization of Citizen Security in Latin America: From Elite Guards to Neighborhood Vigilantes
By: Ungar, Mark Social Justice, 2007, Vol. 34, Issue ¾, 20-37 The Privatization of Citizen Security in Latin America: From Elite Guards to Neighborhood Vigilantes IN LATIN AMERICA, THE COMBINATION OF… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading
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GOVERNMENT OUTSOURCING AND PRIVATIZATION: RESTRAIN “RISKY BUSINESS”: TREAT HIGH-RISK PRIVATE SECURITY CONTRACTORS AS INHERENTLY GOVERNMENTAL
Harvard Journal on Legislation Winter, 2013 50 Harv. J. on Legis. 209 SYMPOSIUM: GOVERNMENT OUTSOURCING AND PRIVATIZATION: RESTRAIN “RISKY BUSINESS”: TREAT HIGH-RISK PRIVATE SECURITY CONTRACTORS AS INHERENTLY GOVERNMENTAL NAME: Charles Tiefer*… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading
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Holding Blackwater Accountable Private Security Contractors and the Protections of Use Immunity
Holding Blackwater Accountable Private Security Contractors and the Protections of Use Immunity … You must be logged in to view this content. Click here to subscribe
Private Security and Armed Conflict A Case Study of the Scorpions during the Mass Killings in Former Yugoslavia.
Private Security and Armed Conflict A Case Study of the Scorpions during the Mass Killings in Former Yugoslavia. Authors: Tanner, Samuel1 Mulone, Massimiliano1 Source: British Journal of Criminology; Jan2013, Vol. 53… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading
SERVICE EMPLOYEES INTERNATIONAL V. DIRECTOR, OFFICE OF WORKERS’ COMPENSATION PROGRAMS: INCREASING THE UNCERTAINTY REGARDING THE PROPER COURTS FOR JUDICIAL REVIEW OF CLAIMS UNDER THE DEFENSE BASE ACT
Creighton Law Review April, 2011 44 Creighton L. Rev. 769 NOTE: SERVICE EMPLOYEES INTERNATIONAL V. DIRECTOR, OFFICE OF WORKERS’ COMPENSATION PROGRAMS: INCREASING THE UNCERTAINTY REGARDING THE PROPER COURTS FOR JUDICIAL REVIEW… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading
Plea for penalty: remediating contingency contract oversight with existing but underutilized regulatory mechanisms
Plea for penalty: remediating contingency contract oversight with existing but underutilized regulatory mechanisms Author(s): Jess Oyer Source: Public Contract Law Journal. 40.4 (Summer 2011): p1041. You must be logged in to view this content. Click here to subscribe
Title: “A good one though rather for the foreign market”: mercenary writing and Scott’s Quentin Durward
Title: “A good one though rather for the foreign market”: mercenary writing and Scott’s Quentin Durward Author(s): Erik Simpson Source: Studies in Romanticism. 48.4 (Winter 2009): p667. The Mercenary Context: Machiavelli,… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading
Democracy devolved: shrinking the public sphere: (the back story of Blackwater)
Democracy devolved: shrinking the public sphere: (the back story of Blackwater) Author(s): William A. Cohn Source: The New Presence: The Prague Journal of Central European Affairs. 12.4 (Autumn 2009): p21. Full… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading
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