Human Rights
Human Rights Rights and freedoms to which all humans are entitled. Proponents of the concept usually assert that everyone is endowed with certain entitlements merely by reason of being human.
34 INTERNATIONAL PARTICIPANTS GRADUATE
May 5, 2016 was Graduation Day for 34 international officers and civilian officials who attended the DIILS Law of Armed Conflict and Human Rights (LCHR) course. The three-week seminar at Naval Station Newport, RI enabled these participants to ascertain how they, and their respective countries...
AFRICOM LEGAL ENGAGEMENTS CHIEF VISITS DIILS MILITARY LAW DEVELOPMENT PROGRAM
Photo caption:AFRICOM Legal Engagements Chief meets with MLDP participants from African countries. NEWPORT - U.S. Coast Guard Commander Michelle Bas, a Judge Advocate who leads the Engagements Division of the Office of Legal Counsel at United States Africa Command, observed participant...
DIILS ALUMNI SPOTLIGHT
MAJ Korbieh with fellow DIILS alum Olga Scripovscaia on the occasion of the Ghana Contingent's Medals Day parade in Bouake, Ivory Coast, November 2014. Name: Major Felix Korbieh Country: GHANA (Army) Attended: “Military Law Development Program” (MLDP),...
DIILS ALUMNI SPOTLIGHT
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. He wants to sincerely thank the DIILS staff for preparing him to face the challenges in South Sudan. The...
DIILS AND LEBANESE ARMED FORCES CONDUCT EXCHANGE ON PROFESSIONAL MILITARY EDUCATION
NEWPORT -- A delegation from Lebanon visited the United States to learn about professional military education of American soldiers on the Law of Armed Conflict and International Human Rights Law. The delegation, headed by the Director of International Humanitarian Law of the Lebanese Armed...
DIILS CONDUCTS 14th RESIDECOURSE ON THE LAW OF ARMED CONFLICT AND HUMAN RIGHTS
NEWPORT -- 16 international participants graduated from the 14th DIILS "Law of Armed Conflict and Human Rights" course. The participants lived and studied at Naval Station Newport, Rhode Island while attending this three week seminar, which enabled them to ascertain how they and their...
DIILS CONDUCTS WORKSHOP ON LEGAL ASPECTS OF MARITIME SECURITY OPERATIONS AND HUMAN RIGHTS WITH MAURITIUS
A DIILS Team traveled to Mauritius to conduct a workshop on the Legal Aspects of Maritime Security Operations and Human Rights. Participants included officials from the National Coast Guard, Police Prosecution Offices, Attorney General's Office, Ports Authority, Oceanography Institute, and...
DIILS DISCUSSES LAW OF ARMED CONFLICT, RULES OF ENGAGEMENT AND HUMAN RIGHTS WITH UZBEKISTAN
DIILS recently completed a Legal Considerations in Military Operations Seminar in Uzbekistan. The seminar, held in the historic capital, Tashkent, was attended by 24 military officers and one representative of the Ministry of Interior. The event focused on the law of armed conflict (LOAC) in...
DIILS ENGAGES WITH LEBANON ON HUMAN RIGHTS AND INTERNATIONAL HUMANITARIAN LAW
BEIRUT, 29 July 2016 - DIILS completed a Human Rights and International Humanitarian Law seminar attended by 17 officers of the Lebanese Armed Forces. This three-day seminar focused on the impact of human rights law and international humanitarian law on domestic and international military...
DIILS ENGAGES WITH TOGO
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.
DIILS INSTRUCTOR INVESTED AS FEDERAL JUDGE
DIILS congratulates Judge Peggy Kuo on her investiture as a United States Magistrate Judge for the Eastern District of New York. Judge Kuo has generously volunteered as an adjunct instructor and subject matter expert many times for DIILS, speaking with our international participants in...
DIILS LAW OF ARMED CONFLICT & HUMAN RIGHTS COURSE GRADUATES 32
NEWPORT -- 32 international participants from 21 countries graduated from the 13th DIILS "Law of Armed Conflict and Human Rights" course. The participants lived and studied at Naval Station Newport, Rhode Island while attending this three week seminar, which enabled them to ascertain how they...
DIILS LAW OF ARMED CONFLICT AND HUMAN RIGHTS COURSE GRADUATES 38
38 international participants graduated from the 12th offering of the DIILS Law of Armed Conflict and Human Rights (LCHR) course on 26 October, 2016. They lived and studied together at Naval Station Newport, Rhode Island, while attending this three-week seminar, which enables participants to...
DIILS LAW OF ARMED CONFLICT AND HUMAN RIGHTS COURSE PROVIDES "HOPE AND INSPIRATION" TO PARTICIPANTS
In December, DIILS hosted 24 participants from 18 countries for the Law of Armed Conflict and Human Rights Law (LCHR). The three-week course at Naval Station Newport was designed to help participants ascertain how they and their respective countries can enhance the lawful conduct of military...
DIILS LAW OF ARMED CONFLICT AND HUMAN RIGHTS SEMINAR GRADUATES TWENTY FIVE INTERNATIONAL PARTICIPANTS
Newport, RI -- October 30 was Graduation Day for 25 international participants who attended the DIILS Law of Armed Conflict and Human Rights (LCHR) course. The three-week seminar at Naval Station Newport enables participants to ascertain how they, and their respective countries, can...
DIILS MILITARY LAW DEVELOPMENT PROGRAM VISITS SENATE COMMITTEE WASHINGTON, DC
Nine international students from eight countries visited with staff members of the Senate Armed Services Committee during a week-long visit to Washington D.C. as part of their ten-week Military Law Development Program (MLDP) course in Newport. During their meeting with professional committee...
DIILS mission in Sofia, Bulgaria February 2017
DIILS mission in Sofia, Bulgaria February 2017.
DIILS OPERATIONS DIRECTOR MODERATES A DEBATE
DIILS Operations Director, Melanne A. Civic, moderating a debate on Foreign Fighters and their Families: Reconciling the Competing Obligations of International Humanitarian, Human Rights and Refugee Law and Domestic law. This event was sponsored by the American Branch of the International...
DIILS PARTNERS WITH CHADIAN ARMED FORCES ON HUMAN RIGHTS AND LAW OF ARMED CONFLICT WORKSHOP
N'djamena - The Chadian Armed Forces hosted a three day workshop between the Defense Institute of International Legal Studies and members of the Chadian Army and Air Force. Legal experts from the U.S. Army exchanged views with approximately 20 participants on a variety of legal topics,...
DIILS PARTNERS WITH MEXICO
DIILS traveled to Mexico City, Mexico to partner with 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...
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Session : Military Law Development Program (MLDP I) 2020
Military Law Development Program (MLDP I)(MASL P176026) MLDP I combines several DIILS programs to provide military legal advisors with a comprehensive military law curriculum which includes military justice and operational law. The operational law component covers international law, human...
Session : Military Law Development Program (MLDP II) 2021
Military Law Development Program 2 (MLDP-II) (MASL P176029) This 10 week course is for legal advisors whose legal training qualifies them to practice law in their nation. MLDP-2 offers advanced study of international and operational law that includes attending the Armed Conflict and Human...