Gary D. Solis

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nameGary D. Solis
birth_nameGary Dean Solis
birth_date
birth_placeDenver, Colorado, U.S.
alma_materSan Diego State University
UC Davis School of Law
George Washington University
London School of Economics
occupationAdjunct Professor of Law
employerGeorgetown University Law Center
known_forExpert in the laws of war
notable_worksThe Law of Armed Conflict: International Humanitarian Law in War (Cambridge University Press 2010)
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| name = Gary D. Solis | image = | alt = | caption = | birth_name = Gary Dean Solis | birth_date = | birth_place = Denver, Colorado, U.S. | alma_mater = San Diego State University UC Davis School of Law George Washington University London School of Economics | occupation = Adjunct Professor of Law | employer = Georgetown University Law Center | known_for = Expert in the laws of war | notable_works = The Law of Armed Conflict: International Humanitarian Law in War (Cambridge University Press 2010)

Gary Dean Solis (born June 5, 1941) is a veteran of the U.S. Marine Corps and an adjunct professor of law who teaches the laws of war at the Georgetown University Law Center and the George Washington University Law School.

He attended San Diego State University (B.A), the University of California, Davis School of Law (J.D.), George Washington University Law School (LL.M.), and the London School of Economics and Political Science (Ph.D.). His doctoral thesis, in 1992, was on American military justice and the law of war: A case study of military law in Vietnam.

Before his academic career, Solis served two tours of duty during the Vietnam War in the United States Marine Corps. He is a former military judge advocate and Marine prosecutor, who retired as a lieutenant colonel (O-5).

Solis authored Marines and Military Law in Vietnam, as well as ones about war-crimes including the Son Thang massacre in Son Thang: An American War Crime and The Law of Armed Conflict: International Humanitarian Law in War (Cambridge University Press 2010).

Solis was the recurrent expert studio commentator during the Sky News (UK) daily coverage of the O.J. Simpson murder trial in 1994 and 1995.

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References

  1. [https://archive.org/details/registerofcommis1965wash/page/1256 Register of commissioned and warrant officers of the United States Navy and Marine Corps and reserve officers on active duty (1965), page 1257]
  2. [https://archive.org/details/registerofcommis1965wash/page/960 Register of commissioned and warrant officers of the United States Navy and Marine Corps and reserve officers on active duty (1965), page 961]
  3. Solis, Gary D.. (May 1997). "Son Thang: An American War Crime". [[United States Naval Institute.
  4. "Georgetown Law - J.D. Adjunct Faculty". Law.georgetown.edu.
  5. Von Zielbauer, Paul. (July 21, 2007). "No Time in Prison for Marine Convicted of Kidnapping Iraqi". The New York Times.
  6. García, Michelle. (October 13, 2006). "Prison Atrocities Close to Home, Far From This Century". The Washington Post.
  7. Solis, Gary Dean. (1992). "American military justice and the law of war: A case study of military law in Vietnam". London School of Economics and Political Science.
  8. "Crimes Of War Project > Expert Analysis". Crimesofwar.org.
  9. Marshall, Carolyn. (November 7, 2006). "Third Guilty Plea in Killing Of Iraqi by a Marine Patrol". New York Times.
  10. Watkins, Thomas. (June 16, 2006). "Lawyers: Threats Used Against Marines". The Washington Post.
  11. link. (2021-06-02)

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