Gary D. Solis | |
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| Born | Gary Dean Solis[1] (1941-06-05)June 5, 1941 (age 83)[2] Denver, Colorado, U.S.[3] |
| 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 thelaws of war |
| Notable work | The Law of Armed Conflict: International Humanitarian Law in War (Cambridge University Press 2010) |
Gary Dean Solis (born June 5, 1941) is aveteran of the U.S. Marine Corps and an adjunct professor of law who teaches the laws of war at theGeorgetown University Law Center and 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 War in 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 massacre inSon Thang: An American War Crime andThe 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.[11]
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