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DIILS Catalog

The 2023-2024 DIILS Course Catalog has descriptions of course offerings covering the full spectrum of rule of law issues!

The 2023-2024 DIILS Resident Course Sheet

Our Charter

The DIILS Charter is now available here.

News

Colonel Elizabeth F. Allen New DIILS Director

Posted: 9/29/2023

Colonel Elizabeth F. Allen, Judge Advocate General’s Corps, U.S. Army, assumed the directorship of the Defense Institute of International Legal Studies (DIILS) September 29, 2023.

DIILS PARTNERS WITH BULGARIAN NAVY

Posted: 9/27/2023

A team from the Defense Security Cooperation University’s (DSCU) Defense Institute of International Legal Studies (DIILS) recently traveled to Bulgaria to meet with members of the Bulgarian Navy as part of an ongoing Security Cooperation program.

DIILS Engages with North Macedonia

Posted: 9/5/2023

A team from the Defense Security Cooperation University’s (DSCU) Defense Institute of International Legal Studies (DIILS) recently traveled to North Macedonia to conduct a seminar on Human Rights and the Law of Armed Conflict with members of the N. Macedonian Army.

DIILS Partners with Palau

Posted: 8/28/2023

A team from the Defense Security Cooperation University’s Defense Institute of International Legal Studies (DIILS) recently traveled to Palau to meet with members of its military as part of an ongoing Security Cooperation program.

DIILS Resident Course Hosts Record Number of Participants

Posted: 8/16/2023

The Defense Security Cooperation University’s (DSCU) Defense Institute of International Legal Studies (DIILS), located in Newport, R. I., recently surpassed the highest recorded annual total of international students in residence with DIILS.

DIILS Engages with Somalia

Posted: 8/10/2023

A team from DSCU’s Defense Institute of International Legal Studies (DIILS) recently traveled to Somalia to meet with members of its military as part of an ongoing Security Cooperation program.

DIILS Partners with Romania

Posted: 8/3/2023

During a recent Defense Institute of International Legal Studies (DIILS) Security Cooperation engagement, the Chief of the Romanian Air Force presented Ms. Lynn Sylmar, a DILLS Legal Institutional Capacity Building Attorney, with the Romanian Air Force Emblem of Honor, in recognition of her contributions.

DIILS Partners with Bosnia and Herzegovina

Posted: 7/25/2023

A team from the Defense Security Cooperation University’s Defense Institute of International Legal Studies (DIILS) recently traveled to Bosnia and Herzegovina to meet with members of its military as part of an ongoing Security Cooperation program.

DIILS Partners With Poland

Posted: 7/11/2023

A team from the Defense Security Cooperation University’s (DSCU) Defense Institute of International Legal Studies (DIILS) recently traveled to Poland to conduct a seminar on Human Rights and the Law of Armed Conflict with members of the Polish military.

About Us

The DIILS motto is "Justita per orbem terrarum", which means "justice for all the earth"

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 a component of the Defense Security Cooperation University (DSCU) and directly supports the Defense Security Cooperation Agency’s (DSCA) mission of advancing US national security and foreign policy interests by building the capacity of foreign security forces to respond to shared challenges.
Plans and executes professional legal education and international engagement focused on human rights, international humanitarian law, and the law of armed conflict.
One of several Defense resources that support the conduct of U.S. foreign policy through security cooperation.
Annually conducts more than 100 educational events all over the world! Our staff military lawyers, called JAGs or Judge Advocates, travel to partner nations to conduct courses, seminars and workshops for international military officers, legal advisors, and defense-sector civilians. We also offer nine resident courses for international military officers and civilians at our home base in Newport.

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