Monthly Archives: November 2014

Pentagon imposes strict standards on private security firms

  Pentagon imposes strict standards on private security firms By Christian Davenport November 26 at 11:39 AM Follow @_chrisdavenport The Pentagon is for the first time requiring private security contractors to… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading

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Al Shimari v. Caci International Inc – The Application of Extraterritorial Jurisdiction in the Wake of Kiobel

Al Shimari v. Caci International, Inc.: The Application of Extraterritorial Jurisdiction in the Wake of Kiobel Ellen Katuska, University of South Carolina School of Law  Recommended Citation Katuska, Ellen (2014) “Al… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading

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The Mercenary Gap: How to Protect the Constitutional Rights of American Contractors in the Age of the Private Military Firm

The Mercenary Gap: How to Protect the Constitutional Rights of American Contractors in the Age of the Private Military Firm, 46 J. Marshall L. Rev. 1121 (2013) John Sviokla Recommended Citation… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading

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Private Attorneys General v. “War Profiteers”: Applying the False Claims Act to Security Contractors in Iraq

Private Attorneys General v. “War Profiteers”: Applying the False Claims Act to Security Contractors in Iraq Bryan Terry Abstract In order to provide context for the Custer Battles court’s opinion, Part… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading

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Gunslingers on the High Seas: A Call for Regulation

Gunslingers on the High Seas: A Call for Regulation Yvonne M. Dutton Publication Citation Yvonne M. Dutton, Gunslingers on the High Seas: A Call for Regulation, 24 Duke Journal of Comparative… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading

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Salvage Awards on the Somali Coas t- Who Pays for Public and Private Rescue Efforts in Piracy Crises

Salvage Awards on the Somali Coast: Who Pays for Public and Private Rescue Efforts in Piracy Crises? Geoffrey Christopher Rapp Abstract This paper, a contribution to the “Troubled Waters: Combating Modern… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading

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Ensuring Contractor Accountability Overseas- A Civilian Extraterritorial Jurisdiction Act Would Be Preferable to Expansion of False Claims Act

Rachel M. Kelly Ensuring Contractor Accountability Overseas: A Civilian Extraterritorial Jurisdiction Act Would Be Preferable to Expansion of the False Claims Act Abstract This Note considers the advisability of amending the… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading

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Agency and Hong Kong firm tussle over aviation licence

Agency and Hong Kong firm tussle over aviation licence Daily Nation By RAMENYA GIBENDI 24 November 2014 The stand-off between Frontier Services Group FSG, a Hong Kong listed company, and Kenya… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading

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Aegis Defense Services awarded contract for private security services at Kandahar Airfield

Aegis Defense Services awarded contract for private security services at Kandahar Airfield Press Operations No: CR-224-14 November 21, 2014 CONTRACTS     Aegis Defense Services, LLC, McLean, Virginia, was awarded a… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading

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Providing Security – Doing it Right – The Reputation Challenge

Providing Security – Doing it Right – The Reputation Challenge Security Following prosecutions in the USA in October this year, four security guards who worked for Blackwater, a large major US… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading

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