Conference report on the Regulation of the Private Security Sector in Africa, 19-20 April 2007, ISS Boardroom, Pretoria
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2007
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Institute for Security Studies, Pretoria, ZA
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The Institute for Security Studies (ISS) is an applied policy research institute with a mission to conceptualize, inform and enhance the debate on human security in Africa; the organization supports policy formulation and decision making at every level towards the enhancement of human security for all in Africa. The conference was one of the scheduled activities during the first year of the ISS project. The report covers proceedings of the conference sessions: Setting the Scene of the Private Security Sector in Africa; The Need for Reform of the Private Security Sector; International Humanitarian Law and the Private Security Sector; Regulation and Oversight.
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CONFLICTS, POLICE, MERCENARIES, HUMAN RIGHTS, RULE OF LAW, CIVIL SOCIETY OVERSIGHT, AFRICA