Episode 065: David M. Crane on War Crimes and
Impunity<http://jmilles.libsyn.com/index.php?post_id=201764>
Monday, April 9, 2007
Playing time: 30:47
David M. Crane <http://www.law.syr.edu/faculty/facultymember.asp?fac=152>was
appointed Distinguished Professor of Practice at Syracuse University
College of Law in 2006. Prior to joining the College of Law, he was the
Chief Prosecutor of the Special Court for Sierra Leone, an international war
crimes tribunal, appointed to that position by the Secretary General of the
United Nations, Kofi Annan, on 19 April 2002. With the rank of
Undersecretary General, Professor Crane's mandate was to prosecute those who
bear the greatest responsibility for war crimes, crimes against humanity,
and other serious violations of international human rights committed during
the civil war in Sierra Leone during the 1990s. Professor Crane was the
first American since Justice Robert Jackson and Telford Taylor at Nuremberg,
in 1945, to be the Chief Prosecutor of an international war crimes tribunal.
Professor Crane served over 30 years in the federal government of the United
States, mainly with the Department of Defense. Appointed to the Senior
Executive Service of the United States in 1997, Professor Crane has held
numerous key positions during his three decades of public service, including
Director of the Office of Intelligence Review, Assistant General Counsel of
the Defense Intelligence Agency, and Waldemar A. Solf Professor of
International Law at the United States Army Judge Advocate General's School.
He has over 20 years of experience as an officer and lawyer in the United
States Army.
Professor Crane holds a Doctorate of Law degree from Syracuse University, a
Masters of Arts Degree in African Studies and a Bachelor of General Studies
in History, summa cum laude, from Ohio University.
Impunity Watch<http://www.law.syr.edu/students/publications/impunitywatch/index.asp>:
"The Impunity Watch blog is intended to provide unbiased, objective
reporting on impunity issues throughout the world. An open forum will be
created to allow communication among individuals. People on the ground in
the affected areas can use our blog as a means of casting a light on
perceived injustices. Critical articles debating impunity issues will also
be collected from academic, professional, and student authors. As a result,
Impunity Watch will be a forum in which human rights issues and events will
be examined from both a grassroots as well as an academic perspective."
-- James G. Milles Professor of Law Associate Dean for Legal Information Services Director of the Law Library University at Buffalo Law School 208 O'Brian Hall Buffalo, NY 14260 (716) 645-2089 jgmilles@buffalo.edu http://jamesmilles.com
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