DIILS is excited to announce Resident Courses will resume this July. Legal Aspects of Defense Support to Civil Authorities (15 July – 14 August), Legal Aspects of Combating Terrorism (19 August – 9 September), and Legal Aspects of Maritime Security Operations (10 September - 30 September) will resume. Appropriate measures are enacted to ensure student safety due to COVID 19 including a two week quarantine period in Navy Lodging prior to classes starting. Please reach out to DIILS Resident Course Program Manager, Ms. Continue reading
May 29, 2020 – Today is International Day of UN Peacekeeping. The theme for this year is Women in Peacekeeping, in recognition of the twentieth anniversary of the adoption of UN Security Council Resolution #1325 on Women, Peace and Security.
Today we honor and thank all UN Peacekeepers, and share an interview from one of our resident course alumni, engaged in this collective peacekeeping effort.
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DIILS pays tribute to fallen US military members this Memorial Day holiday, May 25, 2020, honoring those who have made the ultimate sacrifice in service to the nation and those still serving in harm’s way.
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DIILS Leaders attended 2020 African Accountability Colloquium in March in Pretoria, South Africa. This event is the only military conference that exclusively brings together military commanders and legal advisors from across the African Union.
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A DIILS team met in Jakarta, Indonesia with Babinkum, the legal arm of the Indonesian Armed Forces, to discuss future partnership opportunities. Read More
Earlier this year, a DIILS Team traveled to Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia to discuss with members of their military the Law of Armed Conflict and Human Rights as they apply to international and non-international armed conflict. Read More
A DIILS Team traveled to Bangladesh to discuss with members of their military the Law of Armed Conflict and Human Rights as they apply to international and non-international armed conflict. Read More
A DIILS Team was recently in Honduras, to discuss with members of their military the Law of Armed Conflict and Human Rights as they apply to international and non-international armed conflict. Read More
The Marshall Center is pleased to announce the publication of the 38th issue of per Concordiam (Volume 10, Issue 2, 2020) with a focus on strategic communications in the era of social media, “fake news”, and constant technologica 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.
