Reforming Public Procurement Law
Reforming Public Procurement Law

Author: Annamaria La Chimia

Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing

Published: 2024-07-04

Total Pages: 333

ISBN-13: 1509967982

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This collection of essays on the reform of public procurement law and policy honours the contribution of Sue Arrowsmith as the leading scholar in the field. The book is divided into 3 main parts – on the UK, the EU, and the world – and focuses on central reform themes that have characterised the evolution of public procurement law and policy in the past decades. These include sustainability, complex contracts, review and remedies, electronic procurement, and defence procurement, as well as topics such as debarment, the overall development of EU procurement reform, the very nature of procurement law, or the regulation of UK procurement law after Brexit. The book also covers the dynamic reform process of the EU Procurement Directives and case law, the UNCITRAL Model Law on Procurement, the WTO Government Procurement Agreement, and national systems including the US, China, Africa, and the UK. The chapters are written by experts in specific topics of procurement reform from Africa, Asia, the Americas, and Europe with backgrounds in academia, legal practice, and international organisations. The reader is provided with a diverse set of insights into the objectives, approaches, priorities, and future direction of public procurement reform.

Defense and Security [2 volumes]
Defense and Security [2 volumes]

Author: Karl DeRouen Jr.

Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing USA

Published: 2005-09-27

Total Pages: 1077

ISBN-13: 1851097864

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An authoritative, up-to-date examination of the national security and defense policies of 50 influential nations and regions across the globe. Defense and Security: A Compendium of National Armed Forces and Security Policies presents highly readable, authoritative essays profiling the defense and security policies of over 50 individual countries and regions, with a focus on present-day developments. Written by leading national and international scholars and edited by eminent political science experts Karl DeRouen and Uk Heo, the essays take an in-depth look at each nation's current security situation, defense spending, present and potential military confrontations, civil–military relations, alliances, relations to terrorism, and other topics of importance. Historical events and conflicts are highlighted as well, with emphasis on the post–Cold War era. The essays are parallel in structure, allowing readers to pinpoint similarities and draw comparisons among nations. The two-volume set also includes a detailed introduction featuring a cross-national comparison.

Military Operation and Engagement in the Domestic Jurisdiction
Military Operation and Engagement in the Domestic Jurisdiction

Author: Pauline Therese Collins

Publisher: Martinus Nijhoff Publishers

Published: 2022-06-08

Total Pages: 447

ISBN-13: 9004468129

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This book details the position in 13 countries on calling out the military in the domestic domain. A historical context along with the current position and practice is provided.

Documents
Documents

Author: Council of Europe: Parliamentary Assembly

Publisher: Council of Europe

Published: 2006-11-08

Total Pages: 320

ISBN-13: 9789287159557

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Partnership for the Americas
Partnership for the Americas

Author: James Stavridis

Publisher: NDU Press

Published: 2010

Total Pages: 404

ISBN-13: 0160870429

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Admiral James G. Stavridis, USN, reflects on his tenure as Commander of United States Southern Command (SOUTHCOM). The first Admiral to command Southern Command, Admiral Stavridis broke with tradition from day one, discarding the customary military staff model and creating an innovative organization designed not solely to subdue adversaries, but ... to build durable and lasting partnerships. From his unique perspective as commander, Stavridis uses his personal style to describe his vision for the command's role in the Americas, making most of limited resources to create goodwill and mutual respect, while countering illegal drug trafficking, overcoming a dangerous insurgency in Colombia, and responding to humanitarian crises. He devotes chapters to USSOUTHCOM's role in nurturing institutional respect for human rights among military and security forces of the region, advancing health security, and supporting a new regional strategy to counter the increasing challenge of urban and transnational gang violence. Citing the hemisphere's common geography, culture, economy, and history, Stavridis makes a case for a common approach and strategy for defending our "shared home of the Americas" through an international, interagency, and private-public approach, all connected through coherent effective strategic communication--Publisher's description.

Anatomy of Post-Communist European Defense Institutions
Anatomy of Post-Communist European Defense Institutions

Author: Thomas-Durell Young

Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing

Published: 2017-06-29

Total Pages: 485

ISBN-13: 1350012416

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Although the West won the Cold War, the continuation of the status quo is not a foregone conclusion. The former Soviet-aligned regions outside of Russia -- Ukraine, Poland, Czech Republic, and others -- sit atop decaying armed forces while Russian behavior has grown more and more aggressive, as evidenced by its intervention in Ukraine in recent years. Thomas Young delves into the state of these defense institutions in Central and Eastern Europe, whose resources have declined at a faster rate than their Western neighbors' due to social and fiscal circumstances at home and shifting attitudes in the wider international community. With rigorous attention to the nuances of each region's politics and policies, he documents the status of reform of these armed forces and the role that Western nations have played since the Cold War, as well as identifying barriers to success and which management practices have been most effective in both Western and Eastern capitals. This is essential reading for undergraduates and graduates studying the recent history of Europe in the post-Soviet era, as well as those professionally involved in defense governance in the region.

The OSCE Code of Conduct on Politico-Military Aspects of Security
The OSCE Code of Conduct on Politico-Military Aspects of Security

Author: Victor-Yves Ghebali

Publisher: BRILL

Published: 2005-01-01

Total Pages: 450

ISBN-13: 9047407083

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The book represents an urgently needed reference work on both the contents and the impact of the Code; drawing on as-yet unpublished materials, it offers a paragraph-by-paragraph commentary on the Code, as well as an in-depth assessment of implementation trends in the OSCE region.

Transnational Crime and Policing
Transnational Crime and Policing

Author: James Sheptycki

Publisher: Routledge

Published: 2017-07-05

Total Pages: 370

ISBN-13: 1351538578

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This collection of essays on transnational crime and policing covers a broad range of themes: the relationship between global policing and the transnational-state-system; the impact of advanced technologies on policing practice; the changing morphology of occupational policing subculture; and the transnational practices of police agencies. The essays include case studies and are based on empirical fieldwork that began in the early 1990s and continued for over a decade well into the post 9-11 period. This collection also provides valuable accounts of the 'secret social world' of transnational police, demonstrates that the developmental trajectory of transnational practices was already established prior to the 'age of Homeland Security' and addresses the controversial issue of how transnational policing in all of its complex manifestations might be made politically accountable in the interests of the general global commonwealth.