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- ↑ "ISO/PAS 28007:2012 - Ships and marine technology -- Guidelines for Private Maritime Security Companies (PMSC) providing privately contracted armed security personnel (PCASP) on board ships (and pro forma contract)". iso.org. Retrieved 2014-05-11.
- ↑ Siebels, Dirk (2014-02-23). "New ISO Standard for Private Maritime Security Companies". Piracy-law.com. Retrieved 2015-04-17.
- ↑ "A Brief Explanation of the Private Security Regulatory Initiatives - The Standards | I.R. Consilium". irconsilium.com. Archived from the original on 2014-05-10. Retrieved 2014-05-11.
- ↑ Siebels, Dirk (October 2014). International Standards for the Private Security Industry. pp. 76–83.
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- ↑ George Monbiot (2014-02-10). "Orwell was hailed a hero for fighting in Spain. Today he'd be guilty of terrorism". The Guardian . Retrieved 2020-02-09.
Sue Hemming claims it is 'an offence to go out and get involved in a conflict', but that is not always true. You can be prosecuted if you possess a 'political, ideological, religious or racial motive' for getting involved, but not, strangely, if you possess a financial motive. Far from it: such motives are now eminently respectable. You can even obtain a City & Guilds qualification as a naval mercenary. Sorry, 'maritime security operative'. As long as you don't care whom you kill or why, you're exempt from the law.
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