Crane, David M.
Biography
David M. Crane is most known for his time serving as the Chief Prosecutor of the Special Court of Sierra Leone. Upon his appointment, he was given the heavy responsibility of prosecuting those charged with war crimes, crimes against humanity, and other serious violations of international humanitarian law. Crane was the first American to be the Chief Prosecutor of an international war crimes tribunal since the Nuremberg trials in 1945. He served in this position from 2002-2005.
After returning to the United States, Crane joined the faculty of Syracuse University College of Law, his alma mater, as a professor. He founded the Syria Accountability Project, which is internationally acclaimed for its efforts to document war crimes during the Syrian Civil War, and served on the Institute for National Security and Counterterrorism.
Throughout his entire life, Crane was a passionate and fervid writer. He founded Impunity Watch, which is an online student-run publication centered around public service and law, and continued to write throughout his entire life.
Crane retired from Syracuse University in 2018.
Found in 1 Collection or Record:
David M. Crane Collection
This collection contains a published compilation of Crane's various speeches, lectures, statements, press releases, and commentary; a folder; a flip notebook; a book of his personal creative writing titled Musings at Dawn; and three diaries.
