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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Detalles Bibliográficos
Otros Autores: Buzatu, Anne-Marie, author (author)
Formato: Electrónico
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: London Ubiquity Press 2015
London : 2015.
Colección:SSR Paper ; 12
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Sumario: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.
Descripción Física:1 online resource (61)
ISBN:9781911529392