DIILS is pleased to announce a new resident course; Legal Aspects of Maritime Law Enforcement and Security Operations (LAMSO) for FY2019. Continue reading
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. The engagement was very productive; we will continue to work together in the upcoming months on these and other important shared issues.
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LTGEN Benjie Rasgo Madrigal, Jr is a proud DIILS Alumnus of the 2003 Conducting Military and Peacekeeping Operations in accordance with the Rule of Law resident course, in Newport, RI. He has assumed command of the Eastern Mindanao Command in Southern Philippines in November 2017. Continue reading
11 participants from 10 countries attending the DIILS Military Justice course were hosted for a tour of the Massachusetts State House by Commonwealth Representative Harold Naughton as part of their Field Studies Program visit to Boston. Read More
Tashkent - A DIILS seminar at the Military Academy addressed the Law of Armed Conflict and Human Rights as they apply to international and non-international armed conflict. Read More
Major Peter Waiaki is currently deployed as a Military Liaison Officer on UN duties (UNMISS) in South Sudan. He deployed mid-August 2016 and will end his mission the end of August 2017. 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.
