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.
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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, operational planning for attorneys and NATO operations. The Estonian Undersecretary of Defense for Legal and Administrative Affairs spoke to the group on the importance of the legal engagement and how improved interoperability will help to ensure Estonia’s national de Continue reading
Tallinn – Members of the Estonian Ministry of Defense engaged with a team of DIILS attorneys on several areas of interest, including maritime and air targeting issues, support to civil authorities, and methodologies for tailoring legal support to operations. The discussions brought in stakeholders from across the Estonian security sector and a preliminary engagement plan was developed to best address primary focus areas.
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Lieutenant Colonel Vu Van Hiep (Army, Vietnam) attended the inaugural Legal Aspects of Peacekeeping Operations (LAPKO) resident course in 2017 and has already begun applying what he learned at DIILS as a UN military observer in South Sudan. LTC Vu stated: "I l Read More
Tbilisi - Deputy Minister Nukri Gelashvili, and legal leaders from the Georgian Ministry of Defense partnered with DIILS attorneys on a review of a pending revision to the Georgian Defense Code. Read More
The Defense Institute of International Legal Studies is pleased to welcome Ms. Melanne A. Civic as its new Operations Director. Ms. Civic is a U.S.-educated attorney with more than twenty years of public service, primarily with the U.S. Read More
GARMISCH-PARTENKIRCHEN, Germany – Twenty-five war-college level Romanian professionals had the opportunity to meet experts in the field to get an update on the regional security framework during a special seminar held at the George C. Marshall European Center for Security... Read More
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by Denis Sharipov |16 May 2019
Dushanbe, Tajikistan, May 16, 2019 – On Thursday, May 16, Tajikistan co-hosted a meeting of the C5+1 Security Working Group with representatives from Kazakhstan, the Kyrgyz Republic, Turkmenistan, Uzbekistan, and the United States at the National Library in Dushanbe. 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.
