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    What is Next for Burn Pit Lawsuits?

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    What is Next for Burn Pit Lawsuits? October 26, 2017, 08:00:00AM. By Anne Wallace Washington, DCIn August, the plaintiffs filed a Notice of Appeal In re: KBR, Inc., Burn Pit Litigation… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading →

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    Firm pays $2.6M settlement after hiring base guards in Iraq who US says couldn’t shoot

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    Firm pays $2.6M settlement after hiring base guards in Iraq who US says couldn’t shoot By CHAD GARLAND | STARS AND STRIPES Published: October 17, 2017 A security firm accused of… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading →

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    Private Iraq Guards

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    Private Iraq Guards By Vin Gurrieri Law360, New York (October 17, 2017, 9:15 PM EDT) — The full Ninth Circuit on Tuesday let stand its decision that thousands of armed guards… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading →

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    Making War and Making Law: The Generation of International Legal Norms to Regulate Private Military Violence

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    Making War and Making Law: The Generation of International Legal Norms to Regulate Private Military Violence Fallah, Katherine Keywords: private military contractors,  mercenaries,  international humanitarian law Issue Date: 20-Jan-2017 Publisher:  … You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading →

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    The politics of international law: the life cycle of emerging norms on the use and regulation of private military and security companies

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    The politics of international law: the life cycle of emerging norms on the use and regulation of private military and security companies Kim Sorensen ORCID Icon Pages 89-127 | Published online:… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading →

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    Judge Strikes Part Of DynCorp’s Defense In $135M FCA Suit

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    Judge Strikes Part Of DynCorp’s Defense In $135M FCA Suit By Chuck Stanley Law360, Washington (October 5, 2017, 6:18 PM EDT) — A D.C. federal judge Wednesday shot down part of… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading →

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    War, law, jurisdiction, and juridical othering: private military securitycontractors and the Nisour Square massacre

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    War, law, jurisdiction, and juridical othering: private military securitycontractors and the Nisour Square massacre You must be logged in to view this content. Click here to subscribe  

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    Immunity in Contingency Operations: A Proposal for US Contractors

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    Contractor gets 3-year sentence for Iraq fraud that cost U.S. millions

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    Contractor gets 3-year sentence for Iraq fraud that cost U.S. millions In Fredericksburg, Va., 30 U.S. police officers are trained by DynCorp in preparation to train police in Iraq and Afghanistan.… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading →

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    Tax Court Broadens Foreign Earned Income Exclusion

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    October 3, 2017 Tax Court Broadens Foreign Earned Income Exclusion The Tax Court’s recent decision in Linde v. Commissioner, T.C. Memo. 2017-180, brought good news to taxpayers working outside the United… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading →

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