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DIILSBuilding Defense

Institutional Legal Capacity -

Globally

Command Overview

www.diils.org

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Mission

“Serve as the lead defense security

cooperation resource for professional legal

education, training, and rule of law

programs for international military and

related civilians globally."

DIILS Charter

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Organization

• Parent Organization– Defense Security

Cooperation Agency (DSCA)

• A Joint Service Agency– At NAVSTA Newport RI

• Engagement with Partner Nations includes:

• Security Assistance Training & Education

• Security Cooperation

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Under Secretary of Defense (Policy)

Principal Deputy USD (Policy)

Under Secretary of Defense (Policy)

Principal Deputy USD (Policy)

ASDGlobal

Strategic Affairs

ASDInternational

Security Affairs

ASDHomeland Defense

& Americas’ SecurityAffairs

ASDAsian & PacificSecurity Affairs

ASDSO/LIC &

Interdpt Capabilities

DUSDStrategy, Plans,

and Forces

DASDAfrican Affairs

DASD Europe & NATO

DASD Russia & Eurasia

DASDSouth &

Southeast Asia

DASDCentral Asia

DASD Homeland Defense

& DSCA

DASDWestern

Hemisphere

DASDCrisis Mgmt &

Mission Assurance

NATO

DASDNuclear & Missile

Defense Policy

DASDSpace Policy

DASDCounternarcotics& Global Threats

DASD Partnership Strat &

Stability Ops

DASDPlans

DASDMiddle East

DASDEast Asia

DASDHomeland

Security IntegrationDASD

Counter-WMD

DASDSpecial Ops

Capabilities & CTDASD

Strategy

DASDForce

Development

DASD Detainee Policy

DASDPOW/MPA

Enterprise Services

DSCA

DPMO

DTSA

Rule of Law and Int‘l humanitarian

Policy

DUSDPolicy CoS

DASDCyber Policy

DIILS

Structure29 CIV-MIL Billets

Director

Deputy Director

Plans and Strategy

Resident ProgramsCurriculum

Regional Programs

Finance – Program Assistants – Training Specialists – Admin Support – Alumni Outreach – Information Technology

Mobile Education & Training

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METS PER YEAR

Since 1993: 1,049 METs118 countries engaged24,000+ MIL participants

9,000+ CIV participants

101 programs in 52 countries

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FY11 Mobile Programs

CENTCOM -8 EUCOM -12 AFRICOM -21 AFRICOM (…) Afghanistan Albania Benin Nigeria Iraq Armenia Cameroon Rwanda Kyrgyzstan Baltics (Region) Chad Senegal Lebanon Croatia Congo, Rep. Sierra Leone Pakistan Czech Rep Congo-DRC Tanzania Tajikistan Georgia Djibouti Togo Uzbekistan Kosovo Ethiopia Tunisia Yemen Macedonia Gabon

Poland Gambia SOUTHCOM -4 PACOM -8 Romania Ghana Colombia Bangladesh Slovakia Guinea Guatemala India Slovenia Kenya Honduras Indonesia Liberia Peru Maldives Mali Philippines NORTHCOMCambodia Mexico Vietnam Thailand TOTAL: 54

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Resident Course Program

• Cumulative Impact:

– 81courses since 1997 – 1,340 participants from 131 countries– Funding: IMET/FMS/CTFP

• FY10:

– 9 Courses/39 weeks of instruction

– 160 participants/72 Countries

– Large increase in participants from Pakistan

• FY11: NEW! – Law of Armed Conflict and Human Rights course

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Law of Armed Conflict and Human Rights(LCHR)

NEW In FY11!

• Three week program for commanders and staff officers offered spring and fall

• Focus: Prepares for service in coalition stability ops• Field trips to Newport, RI, Boston and New York City

Commanding Officer, Naval Justice School, discusses adherence to Human Rights

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Stability Operations: Legal Aspects of ROE/RUF Afghanistan

(SOLARA)

• Two week program• Focus: legal challenges

in the fight against terrorism in Afghanistan and other stability operations

• Focus: ROE, RUF• Field trip to New York

City Participants validate ROE in Practical Exercise

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Legal Aspects of Combating Corruption (LCC)

• Three week program offered in November• Focus: identifying, investigating and prosecuting corrupt

practices• Field trips to Newport, RI and Washington, DC

Legal Aspects of Combating Corruption Class Participating in a Mock Jury Trial

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Legal Aspects of Combating Terrorism (LCT)

• Three week program offered in March and August• Focus: international legal issues related to combating

terrorism• Field trips to Newport, RI, New York City and the Command

Readiness Center, RI

LCT participants tour a USCG vessel during the New York City field trip

LCT participants learn from the US Coast Guard

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International Law of Military Operations(ILOMO)

• Three week program offered in June• Focus: planning and conducting military operations• Bonus: Interaction with U.S. participants• DIILS partnership with Naval Justice School and Naval

War College

ILOMO participants apply ROE in the Fire Arms Training Simulator (FATS)

ILOMO participants visit Roger WilliamsSchool of Law

Military Law Development Program- MLDP

• 10 week (fall) and 11 week (spring) programs • For experienced lawyers• Focus: Compares U.S. and participants’ legal systems,

esp. military justice• Field trips to Washington DC, Boston, New York City

and the U.N.

MLDP participants at the United States Court of Appeals for the Armed Forces in Washington, DC

Director of Rhode Island Crime Lab explains forensics to MLDP participants

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Rule of Law and Disciplined Operations

• One week course presented in conjunction with CONUS training – at Multiple Locations:– Coast Guard International Maritime Officer Course (CG IMOC)– Inter-American Air Forces Academy (IAAFA)– Naval Small Craft Instruction and Technical Training School

(NAVSCIATTS)– International Surface Warfare Officer’s School (ISWOS)

International Surface Warfare Officer School

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FY11 Planned Programs(O&M)

• Defense Institutional Legal Capacity Building:– Afghanistan, Iraq, Philippines, India

• Africa - Post Military Conflict Legal Development

– Liberia, S. Sudan, Rwanda, Sierra Leone, Guinea

• Mexico - Military Justice Reform

• Guatemala - Human Rights and Military Ops

FY11 Human Rights and Int’l Humanitarian Law (Sec.1206)

• Requirement as of FY06 NDAA – For units receiving equipment

• Policy & DODGC tasked DIILS to implement• DIILS Curriculum approved by OSD, Congress• Experienced instructor teams

• 25-30 FY11 (Projected), + 17 FY10 carry-overs*

*Not notified to Congress in time for FY10 implementation

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Mobile Programs - 1

• Country Survey

– Identify challenges and legal capacity requirements in coordination with country team and host nation

• CONUS Planning Visits

– Prepare for follow-on mobile seminars

Ukraine CONUS Visit at Ft Drum, NY

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Mobile Programs - 2

SEMINARS– Follow a survey or planning visit– Tailored to address U.S. and host nation

objectives– Customized curriculum for audience– DIILS staff and other subject matter experts– Group discussion problems and exercises– Host nation presentations– Real world scenarios– Average 40 participants– Foster international and interagency

cooperation and coordination Anti-Corruption Seminar in Chad

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• Armed groups attack local communities, loot, rape, kidnap women and children to make them work as sexual slaves

• Systematic rape and sexual violence used as a weapon

Democratic Republic of Congo – Combating Sexual and Gender-Based Violence

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… Democratic Republic of Congo

• A Multi-year DIILS Project funded by DOS

• Collaborative effort between DIILS, UN Mission (MONUC), and the DRC Rule of Law Unit.

• Phase 1: Introduction to practical investigative methods and legal considerations when investigating sex crimes

• Workshops for DRC military investigators, prosecutors and judges held in Kinshasa, Matadi, Kisangani, Bukavu, Lubumbashi and 8 other interior locations

Africa Post-Conflict Military Law Development – Kinshasa, DRC Rule of Law Unit

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Democratic Republic of Congo – Phase II (in progress)

• 2-5 day Operational Commander Training:

• International humanitarian law, command responsibility, military justice, sexual violence, and corruption

• Provided to each Brigade/Battalion Leadership Class

• Invitational Program in each Military Region

• Integrated in MONUC SSR Training

Africa Post-Conflict Military Law Development – Bandundu, DRC

Regional Programs

Regional Human Rights Program, Bahrain

A Useful Forum To Discuss Regional Challenges

Planned:• Maritime Ops

– (Asia-Pacific, FY12)

• SOLARA – (Baltics, FY11)

Recent:• Great Lakes Area Border Security

– DRC, FY10 & 11

• CTFP Alumni – (Colombia, FY10)

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DIILS Adjunct Faculty – Subject Matter Experts

• Active and Reserve Judge Advocates• COCOM Staff Judge Advocates• Civilian and Military Judges• Senior Government Officials• Law Enforcement (FBI, DIA, CID,

OSI, NCIS, DEA)• U.S. Attorneys• Dept of Homeland Security• Intelligence Sector Instructors• International Officers• Dept of Justice Attorneys• Dept of State Attorneys• NGO (e.g., USIP)• Civilian Academics and Experts

DIILS Team of Experts Iraq

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Adjunct Faculty - Qualifications

• Field experience in the subject being taught– Deployments– LLM– Employed in the field

• Attorneys must be a licensed member of a bar in good standing

• Excellent communication skills• Language capabilities preferred• Cultural sensitivity / Skilled in

international environment• Team-oriented• Strong interpersonal skills

DIILS Team of Experts in Djibouti

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Partnerships

• With DoD Entities:– Naval Justice School – Naval War College– U.S. Military Academy– Inter-American Air Forces

Academy– Surface Warfare Officer

School– Naval Small Craft Instruction and Technical Training School– Center for Civil-Military Relations– Defense Institute of Security Assistance anagement

Colonel Patterson illustrates the physiological effects of a deadly force encounter to LCT Course

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…Partnerships

• U.S. Dept of Justice Combating Terrorism Unit

• Center of Excellence for Stability Police Units

• USCG Reserve Center, Yorktown, VA (DHS)

• Foreign Service Institute

• U.S. Institute of Peace

• Henry Stimson Center

Major Teresinski discusses a case study on The Fort Dix Terrorist Conspiracy

• DIILSinfo@dsca.mil

• Tel. (001) 401 841 1524

• Director, DIILS

441 Elliot Avenue

Newport, RI 02841 USA

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