Category Archives: Legal

The Political Question Doctrine and Civil Liability for Contracting Companies on the Battlefield

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Mercenarism 2.0: The Rise of the Modern Private Security Industry and Its Implications for International Humanitarian Law Enforcement

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Ecuador Farmers Sue US Defense Contractor Dyncorp over Toxic Fumigation

Ecuador Farmers Sue US Defense Contractor Dyncorp over Toxic Fumigation Farmers collect crops in northern Ecuador. | Photo: Reuters The company allegedly entered Ecuador illegally, spraying toxic glyphosate that caused serious… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading

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DynCorp Denies Liability For Contractor Chem Spray Pilots

DynCorp Denies Liability For Contractor Chem Spray Pilots By Kyle Jahner Law360, Washington (April 10, 2017, 5:28 PM EDT) — Defense contractor DynCorp and plaintiffs suing it for allegedly poisoning farmers… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading

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Wartime interpreter says his problems with FBI began with co-worker in Afghanistan

This Feb. 3, 2012, file photo shows Federal Bureau of Investigation headquarters in Washington. A California man claims the FBI’s special agents have harassed him since he returned from his native… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading

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Irby v. Blackwater Security Consulting, LLC

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Estate of Ali Hussamaldeen Albazzaz vs. Blackwater Worldwide

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The Paradoxical Impunity of Private Military Companies: Authority and the Limits to Legal Accountability

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A Question of Facts – The Legal Use of Private Security Firms in Bosni

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A question of facts: the legal use of private security firms in Bosnia

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