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Gary D. Solis
Born
Gary Dean Solis[1]

(1941-06-05)June 5, 1941(age 83)[2]
Denver, Colorado,U.S.[3]
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 thelaws of war
Notable workThe Law of Armed Conflict: International Humanitarian Law in War(Cambridge University Press2010)

Gary Dean Solis(born June 5, 1941) is aveteranof the U.S. Marine Corps and an adjunct professor of law who teaches the laws of war at theGeorgetown University Law Centerand the George Washington University Law School.[4][5][6]

He attendedSan Diego State University(B.A), theUniversity of California, Davis School of Law(J.D.),George Washington University Law School(LL.M.), and theLondon School of Economics and Political Science(Ph.D.). His doctoral thesis, in 1992, was onAmerican military justice and the law of war: A case study of military law in Vietnam.[7]

Before his academic career, Solis served two tours of duty during theVietnam Warin theUnited States Marine Corps.[8]He is a former military judge advocate and Marine prosecutor, who retired as a lieutenant colonel (O-5).[9][10]

Solis authoredMarines and Military Law in Vietnam,as well as ones about war-crimes including theSon Thang massacreinSon Thang: An American War CrimeandThe Law of Armed Conflict: International Humanitarian Law in War(Cambridge University Press2010).

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.[11]

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  1. ^Register of commissioned and warrant officers of the United States Navy and Marine Corps and reserve officers on active duty (1965), page 1257
  2. ^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.Naval Institute Press.ISBN9781557507433.
  4. ^"Georgetown Law - J.D. Adjunct Faculty".Law.georgetown.edu.Archivedfrom the original on May 16, 2010.RetrievedMay 20,2010.
  5. ^Von Zielbauer, Paul (July 21, 2007)."No Time in Prison for Marine Convicted of Kidnapping Iraqi".The New York Times.Archivedfrom the original on June 5, 2015.RetrievedFebruary 8,2017.
  6. ^García, Michelle (October 13, 2006)."Prison Atrocities Close to Home, Far From This Century".The Washington Post.Archivedfrom the original on November 10, 2012.RetrievedMay 20,2010.
  7. ^Solis, Gary Dean (1992).American military justice and the law of war: A case study of military law in Vietnam(PhD). London School of Economics and Political Science.Archivedfrom the original on 30 September 2020.Retrieved5 May2021.
  8. ^"Crimes Of War Project > Expert Analysis".Crimesofwar.org. Archived fromthe originalon July 5, 2010.RetrievedMay 20,2010.
  9. ^Marshall, Carolyn (November 7, 2006)."Third Guilty Plea in Killing Of Iraqi by a Marine Patrol".New York Times.Archivedfrom the original on November 10, 2012.RetrievedMay 20,2010.
  10. ^Watkins, Thomas (June 16, 2006)."Lawyers: Threats Used Against Marines".The Washington Post.Archivedfrom the original on November 10, 2012.RetrievedMay 20,2010.
  11. ^The O.J. Simpson verdict: live on Sky News -https:// youtube /watch?v=VV56roUtIiM&t=1059sArchived2021-06-02 at theWayback Machine
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