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    Criminal liability of civilian contractors in Iraq and Afghanistan

    Criminal liability of civilian contractors in Iraq and Afghanistan Ingrid L. Price Source: Stanford Journal of International Law. 49.2 (Summer 2013): p491. I. INTRODUCTION II. THE GAPING HOLE: MILITARY CONTRACTORS IN… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading

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    I (won’t) follow you”: the misguided, and dangerous, interpretation of constitutional extraterritoriality in United States v. Ali

    I (won’t) follow you”: the misguided, and dangerous, interpretation of constitutional extraterritoriality in United States v. Ali Isaac D. Chaput Washington University Law Review. 91.5 (July 2014): p1293. Not only is… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading

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    Families of Beheaded Security Workers in Iraq Lose Appeal

    Families of Beheaded Security Workers in Iraq Lose Appeal By ADAM KLASFELD (CN) – Families of U.S. contractors kidnapped and beheaded in Iraq almost a decade ago lost their appeal challenging… 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.

    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

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

    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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    Government by contract and the structural constitution

    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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    Military Contractor Whistleblower: Hands Up – CAN’T Shoot

    Military Contractor Whistleblower: Hands Up – CAN’T Shoot posted on: Tuesday, March 17, 2015 American’s are at risk all over the world. Our military, still the best in the world, can’t… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading

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    Lending an “invisible hand” to the navy: armed guards as a free market assistance to defeating piracy

    Lending an “invisible hand” to the navy: armed guards as a free market assistance to defeating piracy Author(s):Brittany E. Pizor Source:Case Western Reserve Journal of International Law. 45.1-2 (Fall 2012): p545.  … You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading

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