Towards an International Code of Conduct for Private Security Providers: A View from Inside a Multistakeholder Process

The use of private security companies (PSCs) to perform services that are traditionally associated with the state presents a challenge to regulatory and oversight frameworks. Analyzing developments leading to the International Code of Conduct for Security Providers (ICOC) and the ICOC Association, t...

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Main Author: Buzatu, Anne-Marie (auth)
Format: Electronic Book Chapter
Language:English
Published: London Ubiquity Press 2015
Series:SSR Papers 12
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