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[Cases] The Conseil Constitutionnel on the limits of the privatization of government functions (By guest blogger Thomas Perroud)
It is well-established law in France since at least 1932 that a public authority cannot delegate to private bodies core public functions, such as security for example. The Constitutional Council recently reiterated such a prohibition against Parliament...
[News] Lawsuit challenging public-private partnership in California
A piece in today's Wall Street Journal (Ianthe Jeanne Dugan, In California, a Road to Recovery Stirs Unrest ) describes the legal challenge against the new highway to the Golden Gate Bridge from San Francisco. This $1 billion project is a public-private...
[News] Contract out or bring federal tasks back in house?
In an article, entitled " White House to seek input on roles of private contractors, federal workers ," the Washington Post reports today that the Obama administration will begin seeking formal input from stakeholders on a pair of questions...
[Cases] Prison Privatization Judged Unconstitutional by the Supreme Court of Israel
The High Court of Justice in Israel put an end to years of controversy Thursday, November 19, by ruling that privately run prisons are unconstitutional. The full text of this landmark decision is currently only available in Hebrew on the Court's website...