11 participants attending the DIILS Military Justice course visited the Rhode Island Crime Lab and a local police station as part of their participation in the 3 week course. Continue reading
A DIILS Team was in Niamey, Niger in August, 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.
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NEWPORT- 29 August 2019, eight participants from partner nations graduated from DIILS’s 3-week Legal Aspects of Peacekeeping Operations (LAPKO) resident course. LAPKO offers a comprehensive analysis of the legal aspects of United Nations-sanctioned peacekeeping missions. It details the practical implications of the agreed legal basis for action on the mission, the rules of engagement challenges that derive from the respective UN authorities and the development of international agreements associated with peacekeeping missions. Continue reading
DIILS partners with the Jordanian Armed Forces Military Justice Directorate to provide operational legal advisor training. The July 2019 training and exchange focused on shared challenges Jordanian and American military legal advisors face.
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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
11 participants attending the DIILS Military Justice course visited the Rhode Island Crime Lab and a local police station as part of their participation in the 3 week course. 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.
