A DIILS Team was in Togo in August 2019 to discuss with members of the Togolese Army and Gendarmerie the Law of Armed Conflict and Human Rights as they apply to international and non-international armed conflict.
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The Legal Aspects of Defense Support to Civil Authorities 19010 course presented the second annual Vincent Sowa Award to Major Mahmoud Magdy Farag from Egypt.
The Sowa Award is to honor the memory of LTC Vincent Sowa from Sierra Leone. The award citation reads: Continue reading
DIILS traveled to Bahrain in July 2019, 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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DIILS traveled to Uganda in May 2019, to discuss with members of the Ugandan military the Law of Armed Conflict and Human Rights as they apply to international and non-international armed conflict.
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DIILS congratulates Commander Carolyn Leonard-Cho, USCG, (Retired) on her retirement from the United States Coast Guard. We wish her fair winds and following seas.
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Congratulations General Madrigal on your appointment as Chief of Staff to the Philippine Armed Forces and receiving a 4th star.
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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
A DIILS Team was in Togo in August 2019 to discuss with members of the Togolese Army and Gendarmerie the Law of Armed Conflict and Human Rights as they apply to international and non-international armed conflict. Read More
GARMISCH-PARTENKIRCHEN, Germany – Eight participants from six countries are attending the English Language Enhancement Course at the George C. Marshall Center for Security Studies here until Sept. 9. The next day, they will be a part of the next Marshall Center’s Program on... Read More
The Alumni Programs Office is pleased to announce the 2020 Marshall Center Alumni Scholars Program. The Program offers Alumni the possibility to compete for research scholarships in residence at the Marshall Center in Garmisch-Partenkirchen Germany. For 2019, 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.
