Gary Dean Solis (born June 5, 1941) is a

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of the U.S. Marine Corps and an adjunct professor of law who teaches the laws of war at the

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and the George Washington University Law School. He attended

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(B.A), the

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(J.D.), George Washington University Law School (LL.M.), and the

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(Ph.D.). His doctoral thesis, in 1992, was o
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

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in the

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. 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
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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.The O.J. Simpson verdict: live on Sky News - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VV56roUtIiM&t=1059s

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Solis, Gary D 1941 births Living people People from Denver Alumni of the London School of Economics George Washington University Law School alumni Georgetown University Law Center faculty San Diego State University alumni United States Military Academy faculty UC Davis School of Law alumni United States Marine Corps officers United States Marine Corps personnel of the Vietnam War Academics of the London School of Economics American legal scholars