Institute for National Security and Counterterrorism
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Institute for National Security and Counterterrorism (INSCT) is a research institute sponsored byt the Maxwell School of Citizenship and Public Affairs
and Syracuse University College of Law
. INSCT was established in 2003 by Prof. William C. Banks. It seeks to support an interdisciplinary approach to questions of national security and counterterrorism law and policy.
INSCT consists of several full-time fellows and graduate research assistants and dozens of affiliated faculty members at Syracuse University. The Institute publishes analytical policy papers, journal articles and books; it also develops curriculum for academic certificate programs in national security and counterterrorism law, and advises students seeking careers in the field.
Board of Advisors Distinguished Professor of Law, Professor of Public Administration at the Maxwell School of Citizenship and Public Affairs
. Banks co-wrote the definitive text in the field of national security law; National Security Law was first published in 1990. In addition, Banks and his co-authors published Counterterrorism Law in 2007 to help define the emerging field of counterterrorism law.
David Crane
, a faculty member at the Institute, was recently 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
, in 2002. He was briefly cast in an NBC reality TV series called "The Wanted" where he and his cast members helped to find and bring convicted terrorists to justice.
Additional academics associated with INSCT include:
Michael Barkun
David H. Bennett
Catherine Bertini
, Former Executive Director of the World Food Programme
Evan Criddle
Tucker Culbertson
Bruce Dayton
Renee de Nevers
Joan Deppa
Colin Elman
Miriam Elman
Isaac Kfir
Louis Kriesberg
Pat Longstaff
Ines Mergel
Donald B. Planty, former United States Ambassador to Guatemala
Robert Rubinstein
F. William Smullen, III
William Snyder
Brian Taylor
David Van Slyke
Mitchel B. Wallerstein
, Dean of the Maxwell School of Syracuse University
Maxwell School of Citizenship and Public Affairs
The Maxwell School of Citizenship and Public Affairs is the public policy school of Syracuse University...
and Syracuse University College of Law
Syracuse University College of Law
Syracuse University College of Law , founded in 1895, is a Juris Doctor degree-granting law school of Syracuse University in Syracuse, New York. It is one of only four law schools in Upstate New York Syracuse University College of Law (SUCOL), founded in 1895, is a Juris Doctor degree-granting law...
. INSCT was established in 2003 by Prof. William C. Banks. It seeks to support an interdisciplinary approach to questions of national security and counterterrorism law and policy.
INSCT consists of several full-time fellows and graduate research assistants and dozens of affiliated faculty members at Syracuse University. The Institute publishes analytical policy papers, journal articles and books; it also develops curriculum for academic certificate programs in national security and counterterrorism law, and advises students seeking careers in the field.
People
William C. Banks, the director of the Institute, is the Syracuse University College of LawSyracuse University College of Law
Syracuse University College of Law , founded in 1895, is a Juris Doctor degree-granting law school of Syracuse University in Syracuse, New York. It is one of only four law schools in Upstate New York Syracuse University College of Law (SUCOL), founded in 1895, is a Juris Doctor degree-granting law...
Board of Advisors Distinguished Professor of Law, Professor of Public Administration at the Maxwell School of Citizenship and Public Affairs
Maxwell School of Citizenship and Public Affairs
The Maxwell School of Citizenship and Public Affairs is the public policy school of Syracuse University...
. Banks co-wrote the definitive text in the field of national security law; National Security Law was first published in 1990. In addition, Banks and his co-authors published Counterterrorism Law in 2007 to help define the emerging field of counterterrorism law.
David Crane
David Crane
David Crane may refer to:* David Crane , former Chief Prosecutor for the U.N. War Crimes Tribunal for Sierra Leone* David Crane , video game designer, programmer and co-founder of Activision...
, a faculty member at the Institute, was recently 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
United Nations
The United Nations is an international organization whose stated aims are facilitating cooperation in international law, international security, economic development, social progress, human rights, and achievement of world peace...
, Kofi Annan
Kofi Annan
Kofi Atta Annan is a Ghanaian diplomat who served as the seventh Secretary-General of the UN from 1 January 1997 to 31 December 2006...
, in 2002. He was briefly cast in an NBC reality TV series called "The Wanted" where he and his cast members helped to find and bring convicted terrorists to justice.
Additional academics associated with INSCT include:
Michael Barkun
David H. Bennett
Catherine Bertini
Catherine Bertini
Catherine Bertini is an American public servant. She was the Executive Director of the United Nations World Food Program from 1992 to 2002. Currently, she is a Professor of Public Administration and International Affairs at the Maxwell School of Citizenship and Public Affairs of Syracuse University...
, Former Executive Director of the World Food Programme
Evan Criddle
Tucker Culbertson
Bruce Dayton
Renee de Nevers
Joan Deppa
Colin Elman
Miriam Elman
Isaac Kfir
Louis Kriesberg
Pat Longstaff
Ines Mergel
Donald B. Planty, former United States Ambassador to Guatemala
United States Ambassador to Guatemala
The following is a list of Ambassadors of the United States, or other chiefs of mission, to Guatemala. The title given by the United States State Department to this position is currently Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary.-See also:...
Robert Rubinstein
F. William Smullen, III
William Snyder
Brian Taylor
David Van Slyke
Mitchel B. Wallerstein
Mitchel B. Wallerstein
Mitchel Wallerstein is an American political scientist and the current President of Baruch College, a member of the City University of New York. From 2003 to 2010, he served as dean of the Maxwell School of Citizenship and Public Affairs at Syracuse University....
, Dean of the Maxwell School of Syracuse University