David Crane

Syracuse University College of Law

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Professor of law at Syracuse University College of Law; former chief prosecutor of the Special Court for Sierra Leone, an international war crimes tribunal (2001-2005)

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For the first time since the Nuremberg trials after World War II, a former head of state has been sentenced for crimes by an international court.

Ex-Liberian President Taylor Gets 50 Years for War Crimes

For the first time since the Nuremberg trials after World War II, a former head of state has been sentenced for crimes by an international court.

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Baby brigades, little bees, small boys units  …t  he names may change,
but the reality doesn't.   More than a
quarter of a million children around the world are fighting adults'…

Child Soldiers

Baby brigades, little bees, small boys units …t he names may change, but the reality doesn't. More than a quarter of a million children around the world are fighting adults'…

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