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    Privatizing War: Private Military and Security Companies under Public International Law

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    Privatizing War: Private Military and Security Companies under Public International Law Lindsey Cameron (Author), Vincent Chetail (Author) Book Description Publication Date: April 15, 2013 | ISBN-10: 1107032407 | ISBN-13: 978-1107032408 A… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading →

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    Bathrooms, Burn Pits, and Battlefield Torts: The Need for a Particularized, Contextual Approach to the Combatant Activities Exception after Saleh and Al Shimari

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    North Carolina Law Review 2013 Bathrooms, Burn Pits, and Battlefield Torts: The Need for a Particularized, Contextual Approach to the Combatant Activities Exception after Saleh and Al Shimari BY S. Yasir… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading →

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    Abu Ghraib case against CACI dismissed

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    Abu Ghraib case against CACI dismissed By Marjorie Censer, Updated: Wednesday, June 26, 6:51 PM E-mail the writer Arlington-based CACI International secured a long-fought victory Wednesday when a federal judge dismissed a lawsuit… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading →

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    DynCorp Can’t Shake Iraqi Subcontractor’s $1.2M Claims

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    DynCorp Can’t Shake Iraqi Subcontractor’s $1.2M Claims By Kathryn Brenzel Law360, New York (May 28, 2013, 5:41 PM ET) — A Virginia federal judge on Friday rejected DynCorp International’s bid for… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading →

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    Ex-Navy man’s crew detained by commandos

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    Ex-Navy man’s crew detained by commandos Thursday, June 20, 2013 A FORMER Royal Navy officer from Cornwall and his crew member, suspected of setting sail to fight pirates, have been arrested… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading →

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    DynCorp Accused of Being a Deadbeat

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    DynCorp Accused of Being a Deadbeat June 18, 2013 Large federal contractor DynCorp International was recently hit with a breach of contract lawsuit, filed by a Turkish construction firm that worked for DynCorp… 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

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    Case Western Reserve Journal of International Law Fall, 2012 45 Case W. Res. J. Int’l L. 545 Lending an “Invisible Hand” to the Navy: Armed Guards as a Free Market Assistance… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading →

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    Privatization’s Progeny

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    Georgetown Law Journal April, 2013 101 Geo. L.J. 1023 Privatization’s Progeny JON D. MICHAELS * BIO: * Assistant Professor of Law, UCLA School of Law. (c) 2013, Jon D. Michaels. SUMMARY:… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading →

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    Marine Insurance Jurisdiction and Piracy: Threats Foreign and Domestic

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    University of San Francisco Maritime Law Journal 2012 / 2013 25 U.S.F. Mar. L.J. 37 Marine Insurance, Jurisdiction and Piracy: Threats Foreign and Domestic By Forrest Booth* BIO: * Forrest Booth… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading →

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    What Might Liability under the ATS Look Like Post-Kiobel?: The Example of Private Contractors

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    What Might Liability under the ATS Look Like Post-Kiobel?: The Example of Private Contractors 6/17/2013 by Elizabeth Holland |  Foley Hoag LLP – Corporate Social Responsibility Contact Following the Supreme Court’s decision… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading →

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