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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It is with deep sadness that we extend our condolences on the passing of a highly regarded former DIILS colleague, Mr. Aubrey Bogle. By all accounts, he was a Tennessee gentleman, a scholar, Renaissance man and was dedicated to selfless public service throughout his life. Aubrey served as a line officer in the US Navy from (1967–1983) and as a judge advocate in the Coast Guard (1983–2001) and…
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DIILS recently conducted a 3-day virtual maritime ICB engagement with the Bahrain Coast Guard (BCG). It was the first formal meeting with DIILS since a pre-COVID visit in December 2019 which introduced the BCG to the DIILS mission, function, and methods. Joined by personnel from U.S. Naval Forces Central Command, U.S. Naval Support Activity Bahrain, and Patrol Forces Southwest Asia, DIILS led a…
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DIILS conducted a virtual institution capacity building (ICB) engagement with the Bulgarian Navy and Bulgarian Ministry of Defense in February. This was DIILS’s first formal ICB engagement with Bulgaria, and marks the beginning of an ICB program intended to support Bulgaria’s efforts to enhance legal capacity, particularly as it relates to enhancing Maritime Domain Awareness. This initial…
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DIILS recently conducted a virtual engagement with Vietnam government officials on maritime security operations. For these meetings, DIILS utilized a cooperative governmental approach which, from the US side, included representatives from the United States Coast Guard, Department of State’s Bureau of International Narcotics and Law Enforcement Affairs, and the Institute for Security Governance,…
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Covid 19 may have impeded air travel, but DIILS team members have been busy engaging virtually with some of our partner nations. For instance, a DIILS team recently partnered virtually with the Royal Bahamas Defense Force (RBDF) to conduct an institutional capacity building (ICB) engagement on military justice, focused on identifying how DIILS can support the efforts of the RBDF to develop rules…
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DIILS recently graduated 15 students from our Military Justice Resident Course. Countries represented were Egypt, Kenya, Lithuania, Slovak Republic, Moldova, Mongolia, Republic of North Macedonia, Ni
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DSCA Director, Ms. Heidi Grant, and DSCA Senior Enlisted Advisor, CMSgt Daniel Simpson, visit DIILS and meet with DIILS staff and international participants in our Military Justice resident course.
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DIILS graduated 24 students from the 2020 LCC Course. Countries represented were Cameroon, Egypt, Guatemala, Maldives, Philippines, Kenya, Lithuania, Slovak Republic, Moldova, Mongolia, Republic of North Macedonia, Nigeria, Nepal, Sierra Leone, Ukraine, Burkina Faso and Zambia. LCC is a three-week course for military commanders, legal advisors and their civilian counterparts enhancing their…
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