It’s the season where DIILS bids adieu and good luck to much-valued colleagues moving on to new military assignments, and hello to new Judge Advocates arriving to help us execute our global mission set.
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DIILS was pleased to have Ms. Jane Ferguson, a multi-award winning international correspondent, author, and professor of journalism, with significant experience covering conflict, disasters, and major news events, provide a presentation on “Journalists in Conflict Zones: Access, Transparency and Perspective” to international participants attending our resident course on The Law of Military Operations.
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DIILS met with the Secretary General of the government of the Republic of North Macedonia and leaders of the National Committee for Countering Violent Extremism and Counter Terrorism (NCCVECT) as a part of a legal institutional capacity building (ICB) program focused on interagency coordination among key counter terrorism stakeholders.
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On 18-20 May 2021, DIILS conducted advanced-level Human Rights and Law of Armed Conflict seminar in connection with personnel from a variety of infantry, artillery and special operations units, of the State Security Service of Georgia. Participants demonstrated greatest interest and engagement with issues relating to targeting and use of force in International Armed Conflict.
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NEWPORT, RI, August 2020. DIILS is pleased to announce that Ms. Amber Ward has been appointed as the permanent civilian Deputy Director of the Defense Institute of International Legal Studies (DIILS). Read More
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 Se Read More
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. Read More
It’s the season where DIILS bids adieu and good luck to much-valued colleagues moving on to new military assignments, and hello to new Judge Advocates arriving to help us execute our global mission set. Read More
We're looking forward to working with our newest sister Center-- The Ted Stevens Center for Arctic Security Studies!
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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.
