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Implementers or Governors?

Implementers or Governors? The Expanding Role for Private Military and Security Companies within the Peace Operations Network Author: Åse Gilje Østensen1 Source: International Community Law Review, Volume 16, Issue 4, pages… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading

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The Legal Status of Employees of Private Military/Security Companies Participating in UN Peacekeeping Operations

The Legal Status of Employees of Private Military/Security Companies Participating in UN Peacekeeping Operations Copyright (c) 2015 Northwestern University, School of LawNorthwestern University Journal of International Human Rights 13 Nw. U.… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading

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Kidnapped contractors freed in DR Congo

Congo | 28 April 2015 23:20 CET Kidnapped contractors freed in DR Congo By AFP A UN armoured vehicle on October 23, 2014 in Beni, DR Congo. By Alain Wandimoyi (AFP/File)… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading

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The Use of Private Force by the United Nations to Coercively Prevent or Halt Gross Violations of the ‘Responsibility to Protect’ Doctrine

The Use of Private Force by the United Nations to Coercively Prevent or Halt Gross Violations of the ‘Responsibility to Protect’ Doctrine Author: Morgan Riley1 Source: Global Responsibility to Protect, Volume… 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?

The Privatisation of ‘the Core Business of UN Peacekeeping Operations’: Any Legal Limit? Authors: Sossai, Mirko1 mirko.sossai@uniroma3.it International Community Law Review. 2014, Vol. 16 Issue 4, p405-422. 18p.Document Terms:*PRIVATIZATION *PEACEKEEPING forces… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading

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The UN guidelines on the use of armed guards: Recommendations for improvement

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AAR Awarded Contract for Airlift Charter Services with UN

AAR Awarded Contract for Airlift Charter Services with UN News Staff posted on March 19, 2015 19:38 (Wood Dale, Ill., March 19, 2015) – AAR (NYSE: AIR) announces that AAR Airlift… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading

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For a fistful of dollars: it is a fact that no one has been denying

For a fistful of dollars: it is a fact that no one has been denying: the United Nations interacts with mercenaries, although they are carefully re-named “private military companies” so as… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading

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Ask a Senior Analyst — David Isenberg

Ask a Senior Analyst — David Isenberg Posted on February 16, 2015 in Ask a Senior Analyst Wikistrat’s Facebook and Twitter followers recently engaged in a 24-hour exclusive Q&A session with one of… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading

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Private Military and Security Companies in UN Missions

Private Military and Security Companies in UN Missions Authors: Malamud, Marina Source: Peace Review. Oct-Dec2014, Vol. 26 Issue 4, p571-577. 7p. Abstract: The article reports on the grounds and paradoxes of… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading

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