

It gave the audience, me included, a unique view into how International Humanitarian Law (IHL) is taught to members of our armed forces. As a summer intern with the American Red Cross, I got a front-row seat for his presentation, which was both compelling and flawlessly delivered. Each year, teachers from around the country flock to Washington to learn more about including the subject of human dignity, war and conflict and other humanitarian issues into their classrooms. Gary Solis – 26-year Marine veteran, lawyer, Georgetown Law adjunct professor, and author of The Law of Armed Conflict: International Humanitarian Law in War – spoke last week at the Exploring Humanitarian Law Summer Institute on the subject of the United States Military and the Law of Armed Conflict.

This blog post is authored by Adriana Aristeiguieta, an intern this summer in the Office of the General Counsel’s office.
