David Crane To Speak On International Law Tuesday At St. Bonaventure University
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ST. BONAVENTURE -- David Crane, who indicted the president of Liberia for war crimes in Sierra Leone, will speak at St. Bonaventure University at 11:30 a.m. Tuesday in the Robert R. Jones Board of Trustees Room, Doyle Hall.
"From Sierra Leone to Syria: International Law in a Kaleidoscopic World" is free and open to the public.
A Syracuse University College of Law professor, Crane was the founding chief prosecutor of the Special Court for Sierra Leone from 2002 to 2005 after being appointed by Kofi Annan, secretary general of the United Nations.
In Sierra Leone, Crane served as undersecretary general when he indicted, in 2003, Liberian President Charles Taylor. Taylor's ultimate conviction marked the first time a sitting head of state was held accountable for war crimes.
Prior to this position, Crane served for more than 30 years in the U.S. government as a senior executive service appointee of the United States. He is a member of the faculty of the Institute for National Security and Counterterrorism, a joint venture with the Maxwell School of Public Citizenship at Syracuse University.
Crane is also director of The Syrian Accountability Project (SAP), an internationally recognized cooperative effort among activists, non-governmental organizations, students, and other interested parties to document war crimes and crimes against humanity in the context of the Syrian Crisis.
Crane has a law degree from Syracuse and a master's degree in African studies from Ohio University.
Crane was appointed a Professor of Practice at Syracuse University College of Law in 2006. He teaches international criminal law, international law, national security law, and the law of armed conflict.
Crane's talk is sponsored by the Robert H. Jackson Center in Jamestown. Crane has been on the Board of Directors of the Jackson Center since 2012.
The Jackson Center is a non-profit dedicated to promoting liberty under law through the examination of the life and work of Supreme Court Justice Robert H. Jackson.
The center engages students of all ages, scholars, educators, national officials, and international dignitaries in analyzing contemporary issues of equality, fairness, and justice through the lens of Justice Jackson's body of work.
Grounded by similar principles, St. Bonaventure and the Jackson Center signed an agreement in 2016 to take advantage of each institution's resources.