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- June 28, 2010. heard in “Controversy over CIA Blackwater contract,” The World
- August 17, 2010, on C-Span III, speaks on private military contracting
- 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
- David Isenberg on PressTV - US contractor with poor ratings hired again
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Report on private military and security companies 24th Meeting 22nd Regular Session Human Rights Council
Report on private military and security companies 24th Meeting 22nd Regular Session Human Rights Council 8 Mar 2013 – H.E. Mr. Abdul Minty, Permanent Representative of South Africa and Chairperson of the Working… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading
PRIVATIZATION OF PEACEKEEPING UN’S Institutional Capacity to Control Private Military and Security Companies
PRIVATIZATION OF PEACEKEEPING UN’S Institutional Capacity to Control Private Military and Security Companies NAVAL POSTGRADUATE SCHOOL MONTEREY, CALIFORNIA THESIS Approved for public release; distribution is unlimited by Huseyin Yigit September 2013… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading
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Privatizing security: talking with Lou Pingeot
Privatizing security: talking with Lou Pingeot Lou Pingeot and David Torres Pascual 5 November 2014 National security entrusted to the market’s private military and security companies can only address the symptoms,… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading
The Privatisation of ‘the Core Business of UN Peacekeeping Operations’: any Legal Limit?
“The Privatisation of ‘the Core Business of UN Peacekeeping Operations’: any Legal Limit?“, forthcoming in International Community Law Review, 2014 Added by Mirko Sossai Abstract: The purpose of the present analysis… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading
Blackwater convictions: “The exception, not the rule” – UN expert body calls for global regulation of private security
Blackwater convictions: “The exception, not the rule” – UN expert body calls for global regulation of private security GENEVA (27 October 2014) – Private military and security companies (PMSCs) personnel must… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading
Blackwater convictions spotlight need for treaty on private security UN experts
Blackwater convictions spotlight need for treaty on private security UN experts India Blooms News Service 28 October 2014 New York, Oct 28 (IBNS): The United Nations working group on the use… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading
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The Privatisation of ‘the Core Business of UN Peacekeeping Operations’: any Legal Limit?
Forthcoming “The Privatisation of ‘the Core Business of UN Peacekeeping Operations’: any Legal Limit?”, forthcoming in International Community Law Review, 2014 Uploaded by Mirko Sossai Abstract: The purpose of the present… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading
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A Tour De Horizon of Issues on the Agenda of the Mercenaries Working Group
A Tour De Horizon of Issues on the Agenda of the Mercenaries Working Group Gabor Rona Human Rights First ; Columbia Law School ; UN Mercenaries Working Group June 13, 2013… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading
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‘United Nations Begins Mercenaries Involvement in Cote d’Ivoire Civil Conflict’
‘United Nations Begins Mercenaries Involvement in Cote d’Ivoire Civil Conflict’ All Africa By by Benjamin B. Tegbeh 7 October 2014 11:15, Oct 07, 2014 (The New Republic Liberia/All Africa Global Media… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading
Why is the United Nations doing business with G4S, notorious prison supplier?
Why is the United Nations doing business with G4S, notorious prison supplier? Kali Rubaii for Friends of Sabeel—North America on September 27, 2014 An Open Letter to United Nations Secretary General… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading