International Law

Some small signs that the 'Arab Spring' is spreading into Africa

The 'Arab Spring' has largely not spread south of the Sahara, but Africans are now less willing to stand by and accept stolen elections, gross abuses of power, and flaunting of inequality. By Joseph Siegle, Guest blogger / November 7, 2011 (Taken from the Christian Science Monitor)...

SPOTLIGHT ON DIILS ALUMNI: Lt Col Ernesto Govea Basch, Argentina

Lt Col Ernesto Govea Basch, Legal Adviser from the Argentinean Army (HQ Buenos Aires) was appointed as a lecturer on International Humanitarian Law in Asuncion, Paraguay Republic in 2015. He has also been assigned to lecture on the differences between the Argentinean and the Paraguayan...

SPOTLIGHT ON DIILS ALUMNI: Major General U.A.B Medawela

DIILS congratulates our alumni, Major General U.A.BMedawela, on his promotion to Chief of Staff for the Sri Lankan Army. Major General Medawela was an alumnifrom our Spring 2005 Peacekeeping and Rule of Law Class. New Army Chief of Staff Assumes Office Major General U.A.BMedawela on...

State-of-the-Art Training Simulators Enhance ILOMO Course

DIILS students attending the June 2009 International Law of Military Operations (ILOMO) Course visited the Navy’s Surface Warfare Officer School (SWOS) and the Rhode Island National Guard Fire Arms Training Simulator (FATS). Through the use of these technologically-advanced training systems,...

THAILAND LAW OF ARMED CONFLICT AND HUMAN RIGHTS AUGUST 2012

Thailand Law of Armed Conflict and Human Rights Seminar Group. The DIILS seminar team with Col of JUSMAGTHAI at the ThailandLOAC and Human Rights Seminar in August 2012. http://www.jusmagthai.com

The Indo-Asia-Pacific’s Maritime Future: A Practical Assessment of the State of Asian Seas
The Indo-Asia-Pacific’s Maritime Future: A Practical Assessment of the State of Asian Seas

“The Indo-Asia-Pacific’s Maritime Future: A Practical Assessment of the State of Asian Seas” is a new joint publication by the Daniel K. Inouye Asia-Pacific Center for Security Studies and The Policy Institute at King’s College London based on a three-day Maritime Security workshop held in...

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The Role of History and Law in the South China Sea and Arctic Ocean

“The Role of History and Law in the South China Sea and Arctic Ocean” is a new analysis written by Dr. Justin Nankivell, Associate Dean of Academics at the Daniel K. Inouye Asia-Pacific Center for Security Studies for the Maritime Awareness Project. According to a release by the National...

Togolese Judges Learn About Tort Claims Law June 2007

In June 2007 DIILS international operations officers CPT Nagesh Chelluri (US Army) and LT Derek Mills (USN) hosted 3 Togolese Judges and their interpeter in Washington DC for a week of orientation on US Tort claims laws. The delegation met with representative of the US Army Claims Service (...

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Treasury Official Discusses U.S. Strategy to Fight Criminal Threats to Global Financial System

By Emma Bareihs Public Affairs Office George C. Marshall European Center for Security Studies GARMISCH-PARTENKIRCHEN, Germany – An official with the U.S. Department of Treasury discussed the new realities of transnational organized crime threats to national and international security...

Twenty-three Participants Complete DIILS International Law of Military Operations Course

DIILS, in conjunction with the Naval War College International Law Department, successfully completed this years International Law of Military Operations course held in Newport, RI from June 19-30. Twenty-three participants from eighteen countries including Afghanistan, Albania, Belgium,...

U.S. GLOBAL CRIMINAL JUSTICE HEAD SPEAKS TO DIILS LCHR COURSE

NEWPORT - Stephen J. Rapp, Ambassador-at-Large for the U.S. Department of State Office of Global Criminal Justice, addressed 25 military and civilian participants from 19 countries on the occasion of their graduation from 9 th Law of Armed Conflict and Human Rights (LCHR) course offered by...

U.S. Human Rights and International Humanitarian Law Seminar Concludes

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...

Trilateral
United States, Japan and Republic of Korea Trilateral Ministerial Meeting

On February 12, 2022, the Daniel K. Inouye Asia Pacific Center for Security Studies (DKI APCSS) hosted the Secretary of State, Antony J. Blinken, Japanese Foreign Minister Hayashi Yoshimasa and Republic of Korea (ROK) Minister of Foreign Affairs Chung Eui-yon for a trilateral ministerial...

US (DIILS), UK, Austria and Czech Republic Conclude Week of LOAC Training With Field Exercise

Forty members of the Czech military, Ministry of Defense, and CzechRepublic government agencies participated in training on the Law of Armed Conflict and Legal Aspects of Peace Support Operations in May 2008. The instructor team included DIILS International Operations Officer,...

COVD-19
What States Say They Can Do and COVID-19 Status at Six Months

“What States Say They Can Do and COVID-19 Status at Six Months” Abstract: The International Health Regulations (IHR) is a critical legal tool that ensures and improves the capacity of all signatories, or States Parties, to prevent detect, assess, notify, and respond to public health risks...

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