Appendix: Contributors

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Contributors

Editor's Note: In order to most accurately portray the events ofthe conference, the bio-

graphical data in this appendix reflects the position in which the authors were serving

at the time of the conference, as setforth in the conference brochures and materials.

Commander Alan Cole, Royal Navy, is the international law attorney on the staff

of the UK Director of Naval Legal Services. He initially trained at Britannia Royal

Naval College before joining his first ship in 1991 and served in anumber of posi-

tions, including logistics officer of HMS Splendid. Since training as abarrister at

Gray's Inn and qualifying as alawyer, he has served as legal adviser to the Com-

mander in Chief Fleet and as an advocate at courts-martial, as well as aperiod back

at sea as logistics officer of adestroyer. As acommander he has served as the senior

military legal officer at the UK Permanent Joint Headquarters, responsible for pro-

viding advice to the Chief of Joint Operations on all UK joint operations, particu-

larly those in Afghanistan. He has also served in Baghdad on General Petraeus's

Reconciliation Team and as legal adviser to the coalition maritime force in Bahrain.

Professor Geoffrey S. Corn joined the faculty of South Texas College ofLaw in July

2005 as an assistant professor of law. Prior to joining the faculty, Professor Corn

served as the Special Assistant for Law of War Matters to the US Army Judge

Advocate General, the Army's senior law of war adviser and representative to the

Department ofDefense Law ofWar Working Group. Professor Corn spent twenty-

one years on active duty in the Army, retiring in the rank of lieutenant colonel.

Professor Corn routinely provides expert assistance to military, government and

non-governmental agencies. He is acontributor to the legal affairs website Jurist

and to the foreign affairs and national security daily World Politics Watch, and also

frequently participates in national and international conferences related to na-

tional security law issues. He is the faculty adviser to the National Security Law So-

ciety at South Texas College of Law. Professor Corn earned his Juris Doctor from

George Washington University and his Master of Laws degree from the Army

Judge Advocate General's School. He is also agraduate ofthe Army Command and

Staff College.

Professor Yoram Dinstein is Professor Emeritus of International Law at Tel Aviv

University (Israel). He is aformer President of the University, as well as former