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Military Lawyers, Private Contractors, And The Problem Of International Law Compliance, Laura T. Dickinson
Military Lawyers, Private Contractors, And The Problem Of International Law Compliance, Laura T. Dickinson
GW Law Faculty Publications & Other Works
It is by now no secret that the United States government depends on private contractors to guard military facilities, escort convoys, conduct interrogations, train soldiers, and provide logistical support. And though private military contractors have been implicated in multiple instances of human rights violations, corruption, and waste, they are likely to become a permanent part of the military landscape. The key question, therefore, is not, should there be contractors but rather, how can we make it more likely that contractors will respect core human rights norms? And on this question, it will not be sufficient merely to focus on the …
Contractors And The Ultimate Sacrifice, Steven L. Schooner
Contractors And The Ultimate Sacrifice, Steven L. Schooner
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This brief article quantifies how, in Iraq and Afghanistan, contractor personnel increasingly have made the ultimate sacrifice alongside, or in lieu of, service members. The enormity of the contractor sacrifice gives pause - more than 2,000 contractors have been killed in Iraq and Afghanistan. But what is more striking is that contractors are bearing an increasing proportion of the annual death toll. In the first half of 2010, more contractors died in Iraq and Afghanistan supporting the war effort than members of the U.S. military waging these wars.
Outsourcing Criminal Prosecution?: The Limits Of Criminal Justice Privatization, Roger A. Fairfax Jr.
Outsourcing Criminal Prosecution?: The Limits Of Criminal Justice Privatization, Roger A. Fairfax Jr.
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In an era of scarce public resources, many jurisdictions are being forced to take drastic measures to address severe budgetary constraints on the administration of criminal justice. As prosecutors’ offices around the nation are being scaled back and enforcement priorities are being narrowed, one conceivable response is the outsourcing of the criminal prosecution function to private lawyers. Indeed, prosecution outsourcing currently is utilized in surprising measure by jurisdictions in the United States. This Article, prepared for the University of Chicago Legal Forum Symposium on Crime, Criminal Law, and the Recession, argues that the outsourcing trend in criminal justice – seen …