DIILS traveled to Uganda in May 2019, to discuss with members of the Ugandan military the Law of Armed Conflict and Human Rights as they apply to international and non-international armed conflict.
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DIILS congratulates Commander Carolyn Leonard-Cho, USCG, (Retired) on her retirement from the United States Coast Guard. We wish her fair winds and following seas.
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NEWPORT, RI, 1 July 2019. Captain Ian Wexler, Judge Advocate General’s Corps, United States Navy, assumed the directorship of the Defense Institute of International Legal Studies (DIILS), from Colonel Kirk Davies, Judge Advocate General’s Corps, United States Air Force, in an assumption of command ceremony officiated by Mr. Continue reading
DIILS Staff attend the Security Cooperation Education and Training Working Group (SCETWG) in Garmisch-Partenkirchen, Germany this Spring.
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Congratulations to DIILS alumnae COL Charity Njuguna, from Kenya, who recently completed a tour of duty as a legal officer at the United Nations Department of Peacekeeping Operations, and was promoted to Colonel.
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A DIILS team partnered with the Trinidad and Tobago Defence Force to conduct operational law training. The program focused on utilizing a legal advisor in the military planning process. Read More
Please join us in extending our appreciation and best wishes to Col Kirk Davies who has retired from the US Air Force after 30 years of military service. We also extend our congratulations to Mr. Read More
Honoring Memorial Day
On Monday, May 27th, 2019 Americans will observe Memorial Day, a National holiday that honors all the brave men and women who have died in their service to our country.
Thank you to all for your service. Read More
DIILS traveled to Lebanon in April 2019, to discuss with members of the Lebanese military the Law of Armed Conflict and Human Rights as they apply to international and non-international armed conflict. Read More
Tallinn – A team from DIILS, including representatives from NATO Office of Legal Affairs and the US Navy Office of the Judge Advocate General engaged with members of the Estonian Ministry of Defense on a range of operational law issues, including weapons review protocols, Read More
JOINT BASE SAN ANTONIO-LACKLAND, Texas - Col. Jason Janaros, Commander, 37th Training Wing (left), passed the 637th Training Group guidon to Col. Kouji P. Gillis (right), who assumed command of the 637th TRG & DLIELC effective 10 July 2019. Read More
DIILS traveled to Uganda in May 2019, to discuss with members of the Ugandan military the Law of Armed Conflict and Human Rights as they apply to international and non-international armed conflict. Read More
By Emma Bareihs, GARMISCH-PARTENKIRCHEN, Germany – More than 100 law enforcement and government professionals from 53 nations are investigating how to fight a growing threat to national security during the Countering Transnational Organized Crime program at the George C.... Read More
The Defense Institute of International Legal Studies - DIILS - is a Defense Department organization that plans and executes professional legal education and international engagement focused on human rights, international humanitarian law, and the law of armed conflict. DIILS is one of several Defense resources that support the conduct of U.S. foreign policy through security cooperation.
