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From December 11 to 13, 2013, the Swiss Government, with the support of the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) and the Geneva Centre for the Democratic Control of Armed Forces (DCAF), hosted the Montreux +5 Conference in Montreux, Switzerland. Montreux +5 brought...

In response to the judgment of the Fourth Circuit district court in the Al Shimari v. CACI International Inc., which dismissed the case and required plaintiffs to pay CACI $13,731.61 for the legal fees, six amici briefs were submitted on Nov 9th with the Fourth Circuit Court of...

On March 8, the Swiss government publicly announced the charter of a new association – the ICOC Association – to promote, govern and oversee implementation of the International Code of Conduct (ICOC) for Private Security Service Providers and ensure responsible and...

Since 2008, 43 states have expressed their support for the Montreux Document on Pertinent Legal Obligations and Best Practices for States Related to Operations of Private Military and Security Companies during Armed Conflict. This conference will bring together stakeholders from...

In mid-December, the British government announced in a Foreign & Commonwealth Office Ministerial Statement that it will require U.K.-based private security companies to adhere to a recently developed U.S. national standard for private security providers. The American National...