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    Who’s Guarding Whom? Private Security Contractors and the Need for Government Action

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    Who’s Guarding Whom? Private Security Contractors and the Need for Government Action Posted: 07/22/2014 4:01 pm EDT Updated: 07/22/2014 4:59 pm EDT Coauthored by Nicole Vander Meulen The Department of Defense… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading →

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    Blackwater Case Tests DOJ Authority Over Contractors Abroad

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    Blackwater Case Tests DOJ Authority Over Contractors Abroad Share us on: By Erica Teichert Law360, Washington (June 19, 2014, 4:43 PM ET) — As the trial began this week in Washington… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading →

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    Leahy, Price Introduce Legislation To Hold American Contractors Overseas Accountable Under U.S. Law

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    Leahy, Price Introduce Legislation To Hold American Contractors Overseas Accountable Under U.S. Law July 14, 2014 WASHINGTON (MONDAY, July 14, 2014) – Senate Judiciary Committee Chairman Patrick Leahy (D-Vt.) and Congressman… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading →

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    Blackwater and the “Subservient” State Department

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      Blackwater and the “Subservient” State Department   July 10, 2014 Last week, The New York Times reported an extraordinary incident involving the infamous private security contractor once known as Blackwater. (Blackwater became… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading →

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    Open-ended intergovernmental working group to consider the possibility of elaborating an international regulatory framework on the regulation, monitoring and oversight of the activities of private military and security companies

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    Open-ended intergovernmental working group to consider the possibility of elaborating an international regulatory framework on the regulation, monitoring and oversight of the activities of private military and security companies   Mandate… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading →

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    New ICoCA Website – check it out now

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    New ICoCA Website – check it out now  We’re very pleased to announce that this week the ICoCA launched its new website.  The decision to go live with the new website… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading →

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    Private military contractors to fall under Defense Ministry purview – Draft Duma bill

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    Private military contractors to fall under Defense Ministry purview – Draft Duma bill Published time: July 07, 2014 09:31 Military personnel during contract exercises in the Baltic Fleet program “Intensive military… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading →

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    Private Military Contractors: Deplore or Deploy? – Lessons from the ‘Blackwater Scandal’ in Iraq

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    Title: Private Military Contractors: Deplore or Deploy? – Lessons from the ‘Blackwater Scandal’ in Iraq Author: Dam, C.T. ten Journal Title: Forum of EthnoGeoPolitics Issue: 2 Volume: 1 Start Page: 20… 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

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    Holding Blackwater Accountable: Private Security Contractors and the Protections of Use Immunity Emily Kelly, Boston College Law SchoolFollow Abstract Private security contractors who commit crimes abroad enjoy extensive protection from prosecution.… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading →

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    Contracting officers given overly high marks by Army

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    Contracting officers given overly high marks by Army Appraisals don’t match output By Jim McElhatton Army contracting apparently is like the schools at Lake Wobegon — everybody is above average. The… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading →

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