At the invitation of the Office of Defense Cooperation, U.S. Embassy Guyana, the U.S. Defense Institute of International Legal Studies (DIILS) presented a two-day seminar in Georgetown on September 28-29, 2009 for members of the Guyana Defense Force.  The seminar addressed issues of Human Rights and International Humanitarian Law, and also included presentations on the usefulness of developing rules for the use of force in performing security/law enforcement functions, and rules of engagement for conducting military operations.  The seminar was designed to provide participants with background on relevant legal standards in international agreements and customary international law, and examples of implementing domestic laws with regard to human rights and international humanitarian law.  Over the course of the seminar, 25 officers from the Guyana Defense Forces participated in discussion groups as part of the lectures and worked through hypothetical military contingency exercises.