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Life of a Ship Anti-Piracy Operator – Eight Weeks on the High Seas
CIVILIAN CONTRACTORS: Life of a Ship Anti-Piracy Operator – Eight Weeks on the High Seas by John Hackwood Fully kitted Private Anti-Piracy Operator: Romanian PSL and PPE London, Abu Dhabi, Karachi,… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading
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SOLDIERS AT SEA: THE LEGAL AND POLICY IMPLICATIONS OF USING MILITARY SECURITY TEAMS TO COMBAT PIRACY
Southern California Interdisciplinary Law Journal Spring, 2012 21 S. Cal. Interdis. L.J. 561 SOLDIERS AT SEA: THE LEGAL AND POLICY IMPLICATIONS OF USING MILITARY SECURITY TEAMS TO COMBAT PIRACY James W.… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading
Maritime Piracy: Armed Security a “Game Changer”
Maritime Piracy: Armed Security a “Game Changer” Monday, April 15, 2013 Following closely upon Congressional testimony about international maritime piracy offered by a U.S. State Department official, who called the use… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading
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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The Hidden World of Maritime Security (Part 2)
The Hidden World of Maritime Security (Part 2) by Jack Murphy · April 8, 2013 Back to the nuts and bolts of how piracy and counter-piracy works… You must be logged in to view this content. Click here to subscribe … Continue reading
The Hidden World of Maritime Security (Part 1)
The Hidden World of Maritime Security (Part 1) by Jack Murphy · April 7, 2013 · Piracy has probably existed since man first took to the sea, but it took on… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading
The Legal Issues of Private Armed Security on Commercial Ships
The Legal Issues of Private Armed Security on Commercial Ships Rodden, Grace Walsh, James Grace Rodden and James Walsh III Federal Lawyer 58 no4 30-5, 56 My 2011 INTRODUCTION In 1765,… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading
Fighting Piracy With Private Security Measures: When Contract Law Should Tell Parties to Walk the Plank.
Fighting Piracy With Private Security Measures: When Contract Law Should Tell Parties to Walk the Plank. By: Martin, Jennifer S., American University Law Review, June 2010, Vol. 59, Issue 5. pp.… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading
GOVERNMENT OUTSOURCING AND PRIVATIZATION: RESTRAIN “RISKY BUSINESS”: TREAT HIGH-RISK PRIVATE SECURITY CONTRACTORS AS INHERENTLY GOVERNMENTAL
Harvard Journal on Legislation Winter, 2013 50 Harv. J. on Legis. 209 SYMPOSIUM: GOVERNMENT OUTSOURCING AND PRIVATIZATION: RESTRAIN “RISKY BUSINESS”: TREAT HIGH-RISK PRIVATE SECURITY CONTRACTORS AS INHERENTLY GOVERNMENTAL NAME: Charles Tiefer*… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading
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Jobless troops to rake in cash as mercenaries
Daily Star Sunday February 24, 2013 HIRED GUNS; Jobless troops to rake in cash as mercenaries BYLINE: DEBORAH SHERWOOD Pg. 28 REDUNDANT British squaddies are in for a bonanza payday as… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading
