Special Court for Sierra Leone
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 Indictments against two other persons were withdrawn in December 2003 due to the deaths of the accused.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/
- Case Law 12
- Liberia 2
- Sierra Leone 12
- Appeal / Right to appeal 2
- Child soldiers 9
- Children-at-risk 4
- Combatants / Former combatants 2
- Crimes against humanity 8
- Criminal justice 4
- Evidence (including age and language assessments / medico-legal reports) 1
- Forced marriage 2
- Human rights and fundamental freedoms 2
- Internal armed conflict 1
- International courts and tribunals 6
- International criminal law 5
- International humanitarian law (IHL) / Geneva Conventions 3
- Jurisdiction 1
- Military service / Conscientious objection / Desertion / Draft evasion / Forced conscription 8
- Sexual and gender-based violence (SGBV) 1
- Terrorism 2
- War crimes 9
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The Prosecutor vs. Alex Tamba Brima, Brima Bazzy Kamara and Santigie Borbor Kanu (the AFRC Accused)
The Sentencing Judgment was issued on 19 July 2007 and the Appeal Judgment, on 22 February 2008. 20 June 2007 | Judicial Body: Special Court for Sierra Leone | Document type: Case Law | Topic(s): Child soldiers - Children-at-risk - Crimes against humanity - Military service / Conscientious objection / Desertion / Draft evasion / Forced conscription | Countries: Sierra Leone |
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Prosecutor v. Sam Hinga Norman - Decision on Preliminary Motion Based on Lack of Jurisdiction (Child Recruitment)
31 May 2004 | Judicial Body: Special Court for Sierra Leone | Document type: Case Law | Topic(s): Child soldiers - International courts and tribunals - International criminal law - Jurisdiction - Military service / Conscientious objection / Desertion / Draft evasion / Forced conscription - War crimes | Countries: Sierra Leone |
