Special Court for Sierra Leone

The Special Court for Sierra Leone was set up jointly by the Government of Sierra Leone and the United Nations. It is mandated to try those who bear the greatest responsibility for serious violations of international humanitarian law and Sierra Leonean law committed in the territory of Sierra Leone since 30 November 1996.

Currently, eleven persons associated with all three of the country's former warring factions stand indicted by the Special Court. They are charged with war crimes, crimes against humanity, and other serious violations of international humanitarian law. Specifically, the charges include murder, rape, extermination, acts of terror, enslavement, looting and burning, sexual slavery, conscription of children into an armed force, and attacks on United Nations peacekeepers and humanitarian workers, among others. Indictments against two other persons were withdrawn in December 2003 due to the deaths of the accused. Website: www.sc-sl.org/

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Prosecutor v. Charles Ghankay Taylor 18 May 2012 \| Judicial Body: Special Court for Sierra Leone \| Document type: Case Law \| Topic(s): Crimes against humanity - Human rights and fundamental freedoms - Terrorism - War crimes \| Countries:
Prosecutor v. Charles Ghankay Taylor (Judgement Summary) 26 April 2012 \| Judicial Body: Special Court for Sierra Leone \| Document type: Case Law \| Topic(s): Crimes against humanity - Human rights and fundamental freedoms - Terrorism - War crimes \| Countries:
Prosecutor v. Issa Hassan Sesay, Morris Kallon and Augustine Gbao (the RUF accused) (Appeal judgment) 26 October 2009 \| Judicial Body: Special Court for Sierra Leone \| Document type: Case Law \| Topic(s): Child soldiers - Combatants / Former combatants - Crimes against humanity - Criminal justice - Forced marriage - International courts and tribunals - International criminal law - Military service / Conscientious objection / Desertion / Draft evasion / Forced conscription - War crimes \| Countries: Sierra Leone
Prosecutor v. Issa Hassan Sesay, Morris Kallon and Augustine Gbao (the RUF accused) (Sentencing Judgment) The Trial Judgment was issued on 2 March 2009. 8 April 2009 \| Judicial Body: Special Court for Sierra Leone \| Document type: Case Law \| Topic(s): Criminal justice - International courts and tribunals - International criminal law \| Countries: Sierra Leone
Prosecutor v. Issa Hassan Sesay, Morris Kallon and Augustine Gbao (the RUF accused) (Trial judgment) The Sentencing Judgment was issued on 8 April 2009. 2 March 2009 \| Judicial Body: Special Court for Sierra Leone \| Document type: Case Law \| Topic(s): Child soldiers - Combatants / Former combatants - Crimes against humanity - Forced marriage - Internal armed conflict - International courts and tribunals - International criminal law - International humanitarian law (IHL) / Geneva Conventions - Sexual and gender-based violence (SGBV) - War crimes \| Countries: Sierra Leone
The Prosecutor v. Moinina Fofana, Allieu Kondewa (the CDF Accused) (Appeal Judgment) The Trial Judgment was issued on 2 August 2007 and the Sentencing Judgment, on 9 October 2007. 28 May 2008 \| Judicial Body: Special Court for Sierra Leone \| Document type: Case Law \| Topic(s): Appeal / Right to appeal - Child soldiers - Crimes against humanity - International courts and tribunals - International humanitarian law (IHL) / Geneva Conventions - Military service / Conscientious objection / Desertion / Draft evasion / Forced conscription - War crimes \| Countries: Sierra Leone
The Prosecutor of the Special Court v. Alex Tamba Brima, Brima Bazzy Kamara, Santigie Borbor Kanu (the AFRC accused) (Appeal Judgment) The Trial Judgment was issued on 20 June 2007 and the Sentencing Judgment, on 19 July 2007. 22 February 2008 \| Judicial Body: Special Court for Sierra Leone \| Document type: Case Law \| Topic(s): Appeal / Right to appeal - Child soldiers - Crimes against humanity - International courts and tribunals - International criminal law - International humanitarian law (IHL) / Geneva Conventions - Military service / Conscientious objection / Desertion / Draft evasion / Forced conscription - War crimes \| Countries: Sierra Leone
The Prosecutor v. Moinina Fofana, Allieu Kondewa (the CDF Accused) (Sentencing Judgment) The Trial Judgment was issued on 2 August 2007 and the Appeal Judgment, on 28 May 2008. 9 October 2007 \| Judicial Body: Special Court for Sierra Leone \| Document type: Case Law \| Topic(s): Child soldiers - Children-at-risk - Criminal justice - Military service / Conscientious objection / Desertion / Draft evasion / Forced conscription - War crimes \| Countries: Sierra Leone
The Prosecutor v. Moinina Fofana, Allieu Kondewa (the CDF Accused) The Sentencing Judgment was issued on 9 October 2007 and the Appeal Judgment, on 28 May 2008. 2 August 2007 \| Judicial Body: Special Court for Sierra Leone \| Document type: Case Law \| Topic(s): Child soldiers - Children-at-risk - Military service / Conscientious objection / Desertion / Draft evasion / Forced conscription - War crimes \| Countries: Sierra Leone
The Prosecutor of the Special Court v. Alex Tamba Brima, Brima Bazzy Kamara, Santigie Borbor Kanu (the AFRC accused) (Sentencing Judgment) The Trial Judgment was issued on 20 June 2007 and the Appeal Judgment, on 22 February 2008. 19 July 2007 \| Judicial Body: Special Court for Sierra Leone \| Document type: Case Law \| Topic(s): Child soldiers - Children-at-risk - Crimes against humanity - Criminal justice - Evidence (including age and language assessments / medico-legal reports) - Military service / Conscientious objection / Desertion / Draft evasion / Forced conscription \| Countries: Sierra Leone

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