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- Examining the role of the military contractor
- Has the Privatization of National Security Gone Too Far? The Future of Military Contracting, November 14, 2008, 9:30-11:00am, New America Foundation
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AFGHAN CORRUPTION–THE GREATEST OBSTACLE TO VICTORY IN OPERATION ENDURING FREEDOM
Georgetown Journal of International Law Spring, 2012 43 Geo. J. Int’l L. 873 NOTE: AFGHAN CORRUPTION–THE GREATEST OBSTACLE TO VICTORY IN OPERATION ENDURING FREEDOM NAME: KEVIN T. CARROLL * BIO: *… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading
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Contract No FCA Claim for False Inspection Records
Virginia Lawyers Weekly March 21, 2013 Thursday U.S. District Court Va. Eastern Case Summaries: March 21, 2013 Contract No FCA Claim for False Inspection Records Although an electrician who worked for… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading
Campbell’s Soup: Due Process Concerns in Applying the Federal Anti-Bribery Statute to Noncitizen Government Contractors Overseas
The University of Chicago Legal Forum 2012 U Chi Legal F 429 Campbell’s Soup: Due Process Concerns in Applying the Federal Anti-Bribery Statute to Noncitizen Government Contractors Overseas Cara Chomski+ BIO:… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading
Contractor tort immunity under the law of military occupation.
Contractor tort immunity under the law of military occupation. By: O’Connor, John F., UCLA Journal of International Law & Foreign Affairs, Fall2009, Vol. 14, Issue 2 ABSTRACT The United States’ invasion… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading
Former U.S. Army Sergeant Pleads Guilty to Making False Statements
Former U.S. Army Sergeant Pleads Guilty to Making False Statements U.S. Attorney’s Office April 11, 2013 Eastern District of Virginia (703) 299-3700 ALEXANDRIA, VA—Ramy Elmery, 43, of Woodbridge, Virginia, pleaded guilty… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading
Former Blackwater contractors ordered to prison
Former Blackwater contractors ordered to prison By Bill Sizemore The Virginian-Pilot © April 15, 2013 NORFOLK Two former Blackwater contractors have been ordered to federal prison after exhausting their appeals in… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading
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Executive Order 13303: Is the Bush Administration Choosing Corporations over Human Rights Actions Instituted via the Alien Tort Claims Act?
Executive Order 13303: Is the Bush Administration Choosing Corporations over Human Rights Actions Instituted via the Alien Tort Claims Act? Rod Khavari Tulsa Journal of Comparative & International Law, Fall 2006,… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading
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Bypassing redundancy: resolving the jurisdictional dilemma under the Defense Base Act
Bypassing redundancy: resolving the jurisdictional dilemma under the Defense Base Act Claire Been Washington Law Review. 83.2 (May 2008): p219. Abstract: In 1941, Congress passed the Defense Base Act (DBA) to… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading
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Settling the inherently governmental functions debate once and for all: the need for comprehensive legislation of private security contractors in Afghanistan
Settling the inherently governmental functions debate once and for all: the need for comprehensive legislation of private security contractors in Afghanistan Anthony LaPlaca Public Contract Law Journal. 41.3 (Spring 2012): p745. You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading
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Civilians on the Battlefield: By Using U.S. Civilians in the War on Terror, Is the Pot Calling the Kettle Black?
Nebraska Law Review 2012 91 Neb. L. Rev. 459 Civilians on the Battlefield: By Using U.S. Civilians in the War on Terror, Is the Pot Calling the Kettle Black? Joshua P.… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading
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