This ten-week program includes components instructed by DIILS’ subject matter experts in the field of military law, as well as classes conducted by the Naval Justice School. Participants in this program also attend courses on Conducting Stability and Peacekeeping Operations in accordance with the Rule of Law (PKRL) and the Legal Aspects of Combating Corruption (LCC).

In addition to learning advanced legal concepts concerning constitutional law, procedural due process, and use of legal codes and conducting surveys of military justice systems, participants in the program, in conjunction with their DIILS’ faculty advisors, prepare a presentation on a relevant component of their domestic or military legal system for presentation to the class. During the course, attendees visit the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Armed Forces, and meet with other senior policy makers in Washington, D.C., to discuss the processes of the military legal programs in the U.S. In conjunction with the PKRL course, the participants also visit with key officials from the United Nations at the United Nations Headquarters in New York. This program assists military legal advisors in an analysis of their unique national military legal systems through the comparative study of international law and the military law of other nations.

Recommended Attendees:

This course is specifically designed for those who have appropriate legal training qualifying them to practice law in their host nation. Participants requiring advanced studies in international and operational law should also be enrolled in the MLDP-ILOMO program. MLDP is particularly beneficial for participants who work with military justice issues (military judges, prosecutors, or investigators).

Course Focus:

This course is intensely focused on the technical legal aspects of military law. Themes include:

• Legal Aspects of Coalition and Peace Operations
• Military Justice Legal Theory
• Military Justice Practicum
• and Operational Law.

Goals of the course include exercises in providing legal advice consistent with international guidelines, and improving working relations with other nations’ legal advisors though enhanced understanding and appreciation of participating countries’ legal systems.

MLDP is approved for Expanded IMET funding.