President Trump has directed the Pentagon to start using military force against terrorist-designated drug cartels in Latin America. Professor Geoffrey Corn, member of CERL’s Advisory Council, is quoted in a Rolling Stones article discussing the criteria that would need to be met in order to authorize the use of force, including the threat of or an actual armed attack against the United States. 

Geoffrey S. Corn is the George R. Killam, Jr. Chair of Criminal Law and Director of the Center for Military Law and Policy at Texas Tech University School of Law. A retired U.S. Army Judge Advocate Officer, he served as the Army’s senior law of war advisor. He is also a member of the CERL Advisory Council. Read his bio here.   

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