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 Associat...
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Format: | eBook |
Language: | English |
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London
Ubiquity Press
2018, 2018
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Series: | SSR paper
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Collection: | JSTOR Open Access Books - Collection details see MPG.ReNa |
Summary: | "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, this paper argues that a multistakeholder approach to develop standards adapted for the private sector and which creates governance and oversight mechanisms fills some of the governance gaps found in traditional regulatory approaches."-- |
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Physical Description: | 1 online resource |