Government for hire: privatizing foreign affairs and the problem of accountability under international law.

From: William and Mary Law Review | Date: October 1, 2005| Author: Dickinson, Laura A. | Copyright information 
 
INTRODUCTION 
I. PRIVATIZATION IN THE INTERNATIONAL SPHERE 
    A. Military Functions 
    B. Foreign Aid 
II. INTERNATIONAL LAW, ADMINISTRATIVE LAW, AND THE 
    PROBLEM OF PRIVATIZATION 
    A. International Law 
    B. Administrative Law 
       1. Legal Accountability 
       2. Alternative Mechanisms of Accountability: 
          Democratic, Contractual, and Institutional 
III. Two CASE STUDIES OF FOREIGN AFFAIRS PRIVATIZATION 
    A. Military Functions 
       1. Legal Accountabil...

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