Hon. James E. Baker Joins Syracuse University College of Law as Professor, Director of INSCT Jurist, scholar, and law and policy practitioner the Hon. James E. Baker will join the faculty of Syracuse University College of Law, as well as the Maxwell School of Citizenship and Public Affairs, as a Professor in Fall 2018. Judge Baker will lead the Institute for National Security and Counterterrorism as Director, succeeding Professor William C. Banks, who founded the Institute in 2003. One of the most highly regarded national security lawyers and policy advisors in the nation, Judge Baker’s career has evolved from an Infantry Officer in the US Marine Corps; to the staff of Sen. Daniel Patrick Moynihan; to the US Department of State, Foreign Intelligence Advisory Board, and National Security Council. Mostly notably, Judge Baker served on the US Court of Appeals for the Armed Forces for 15 years—the last four as Chief Judge … MORE Professor of Practice David M. Crane L’80 Announces Retirement from Syracuse University College of Law After teaching as a Professor of Practice at his alma mater since 2006, David M. Crane L’80 has announced that he will retire from the College of Law in August 2018. Crane taught international criminal law, international humanitarian law, military law, and national security law. As a faculty member of the Institute for National Security and Counterterrorism, he developed interdisciplinary projects and courses with colleagues from across the University, including, most recently, a groundbreaking course on media and atrocities with Professor Ken Harper of the S.I. Newhouse School of Public Communications. At the College, Crane founded Impunity Watch, an online student-run law review and public service blog, and the Syrian Accountability Project (SAP), an internationally recognized effort among students, activists, journalists, and non-governmental organizations to document war crimes and crimes against humanity during the Syrian Civil War. “It has been a pleasure teaching at my alma mater,” says Crane. “The hundreds—perhaps thousands—of students I have taught and placed in jobs or at other universities has inspired me and excited me in ways I never imagined. I hope I gave them a spark to go out in the world and make a difference” … MORE 
In Other News … Banks, Baker Serve on ABA Military Commissions Workshop, Report Published Corri Zoli Collaborates on IVMF’s “Women in the Military” Infographic David M. Crane Donates Papers to JAG School College of Law Researchers Awarded CUSE Grants Corri Zoli Offers Thoughts on Human Rights Training to US GAO David M. Crane Discusses International Law Career at Robert H. Jackson Center INSCT Students Compete in the 2018 National Security Crisis Law Simulation William C. Banks Speaks on Complexity and the Law of Armed Conflict at Duke LENS Conference Syracuse University Mourns Passing of Longtime Benefactor and Life Trustee Gerald B. Cramer ’52, H’10 The Founders, Co-Edited by David M. Crane, Charts the Creation of the World’s First International Tribunals | 
