Jackson School Senior Lecturer, Frederick (Rick) Lorenz gave a presentation on Monday, May 7, 2018 that explored several questions surrounding recent air strikes in Syria, including: What was the legal basis for the strikes? Did they violate international law? And were they part of a long term US political strategy?
Rick Lorenz served in the U.S. Marine Corps for 27 years as a judge advocate. He has also served as a senior legal adviser for the United Nations in Somalia, a legal adviser to NATO in Bosnia, and a UN legal affairs officer in Kosovo. His current courses include International Humanitarian Law, and International Law and the Use of Force, and Water and Security in the Middle East.
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