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The Privatization of Citizen Security in Latin America: From Elite Guards to Neighborhood Vigilantes

By: Ungar, Mark Social Justice, 2007, Vol. 34, Issue ¾, 20-37 The Privatization of Citizen Security in Latin America: From Elite Guards to Neighborhood Vigilantes IN LATIN AMERICA, THE COMBINATION OF… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading

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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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Holding Blackwater Accountable Private Security Contractors and the Protections of Use Immunity

  Holding Blackwater Accountable  Private Security Contractors and the Protections of Use Immunity …   You must be logged in to view this content. Click here to subscribe  

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Private Security and Armed Conflict A Case Study of the Scorpions during the Mass Killings in Former Yugoslavia.

Private Security and Armed Conflict A Case Study of the Scorpions during the Mass Killings in Former Yugoslavia. Authors: Tanner, Samuel1 Mulone, Massimiliano1 Source: British Journal of Criminology; Jan2013, Vol. 53… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading

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SERVICE EMPLOYEES INTERNATIONAL V. DIRECTOR, OFFICE OF WORKERS’ COMPENSATION PROGRAMS: INCREASING THE UNCERTAINTY REGARDING THE PROPER COURTS FOR JUDICIAL REVIEW OF CLAIMS UNDER THE DEFENSE BASE ACT

Creighton Law Review April, 2011 44 Creighton L. Rev. 769 NOTE: SERVICE EMPLOYEES INTERNATIONAL V. DIRECTOR, OFFICE OF WORKERS’ COMPENSATION PROGRAMS: INCREASING THE UNCERTAINTY REGARDING THE PROPER COURTS FOR JUDICIAL REVIEW… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading

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Plea for penalty: remediating contingency contract oversight with existing but underutilized regulatory mechanisms

Plea for penalty: remediating contingency contract oversight with existing but underutilized regulatory mechanisms Author(s): Jess Oyer Source: Public Contract Law Journal. 40.4 (Summer 2011): p1041.  You must be logged in to view this content. Click here to subscribe  

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Title: “A good one though rather for the foreign market”: mercenary writing and Scott’s Quentin Durward

Title: “A good one though rather for the foreign market”: mercenary writing and Scott’s Quentin Durward Author(s): Erik Simpson Source: Studies in Romanticism. 48.4 (Winter 2009): p667. The Mercenary Context: Machiavelli,… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading

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Democracy devolved: shrinking the public sphere: (the back story of Blackwater)

Democracy devolved: shrinking the public sphere: (the back story of Blackwater) Author(s): William A. Cohn Source: The New Presence: The Prague Journal of Central European Affairs. 12.4 (Autumn 2009): p21. Full… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading

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The new wages of war – devaluing death and injury: conceptualizing duty and employment in combat zones

The new wages of war – devaluing death and injury: conceptualizing duty and employment in combat zones Author(s): Michael H. LeRoy Source: Stanford Law & Policy Review. 22.1 (Winter 2011): p217.… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading

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Militaristic Solutions in a Weak State: Internal Security, Private Contractors, and Political Leadership in Papua New Guinea

Militaristic Solutions in a Weak State: Internal Security, Private Contractors, and Political Leadership in Papua New Guinea Author(s): Sinclair Dinnen Source: The Contemporary Pacific. 11.2 (Fall 1999): p279. Abstract: Papua New… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading

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