DIILS adjunct instructor explains a key concept about Rules of Engagement to a Mexican Naval Officer during a recent Maritime Law and Security training course in Mexico.
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A DIILS Team recently traveled to Mauritius to conduct a workshop on the Legal Aspects of Maritime Security Operations and Human Rights. Participants included officials from the National Coast Guard, Police Prosecution Offices, Attorney General's Office, Ports Authority, Oceanography Institute, and Ministry of Oceans Economy, Marine Resources, Fisheries and Shipping. Additionally, we shared approaches to preventing and responding to incidents of sexual assaults and gender based violence.
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The Legal Aspects of Defense Support to Civil Authorities 18010 course presented the inaugural Vincent Sowa Award to Group Captain Musa Sanda-Jika from Nigeria.
The Sowa Award is to honor the memory of Lt Col Vincent Sowa from Sierra Leone. The award citation reads: Continue reading
DIILS recently sent a team to Mongolia, to participate in Khaan Quest 2018, a pre-deployment exercise for Mongolian peace keepers preparing to serve in South Sudan as part of a UN Peace Keeping mission. DIILS has engaged with Mongolia since 2015 to build legal capacity that would enable Mongolian units to deploy to UN peacekeeping missions. Their participation in Khan Quest 2018 represents a major milestone in achieving that objective.
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Please join us in extending appreciation and best wishes to Mr. John T Phelps, who has retired from DIILS.
John has been an esteemed member of the DIILS team for over ten years, serving as a Regional Program Director for several regions, and, for many years, as the Course Director for the Law of Armed Conflict and Human Rights Resident course in Newport, RI.
He will be greatly missed by his colleagues and our international participants alike.
We wish him well as he begins this new chapter in his life!
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N'djamena - The Chadian Armed Forces hosted a three day workshop between the Defense Institute of International Legal Studies and members of the Chadian Army and Air Force. Legal experts from the U.S. Read More
DIILS recently traveled to Mexico City, Mexico to partner with some members of the Mexican military and engage in discussions on Human Rights in Domestic Operations and Defense Support to Civilian Authorities. Read More
DIILS recently partnered with the Saudi Arabia War Course to discuss legal issues regarding targeting in air operations. The DIILS team consisted of three USAF judge advocate air targeting experts and the CENTCOM Staff Judge Advocate. Read More
By Public Affairs Office, George C. Marshall European Center for Security Studies, GARMISCH-PARTENKIRCHEN, Germany (Sept. 17, 2018) – The Marshall Center's 'per Concordiam' magazine is a quarterly journal covering European and Eurasian Security and Defense issues. The... Read More
By Christine June, GARMISCH-PARTENKIRCHEN, Germany (Sept. 13, 2018) – The Marshall Center’s Alumni Programs Office is now accepting applications for the 2019 Alumni Scholars Program. “This program offers alumni the possibility to compete for research scholarships in... 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.
