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Palmer, Erin Louise. "Prosecutor v. Charles Ghankay Taylor (SCSL)." International Legal Materials 53, no. 1 (2014): 1–236. http://dx.doi.org/10.5305/intelegamate.53.1.0001.

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On September 26, 2013, the Appeals Chamber for the Special Court for Sierra Leone (Special Court) unanimously upheld the Trial Chamber’s conviction of Charles Ghankay Taylor, the former President of Liberia, and affirmed his fifty-year sentence for aiding and abetting rebel forces in Sierra Leone that perpetrated brutal crimes during the civil war in Sierra Leone. The Appeals Chamber’s judgment followed an almost four-year trial that included testimony from 115 witnesses, including Taylor himself—who testified in his defense for seven months—and celebrities such as British model Naomi Campbell
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Oosterveld, Valerie. "The Special Court for Sierra Leone, Child Soldiers, and Forced Marriage: Providing Clarity or Confusion?" Canadian Yearbook of international Law/Annuaire canadien de droit international 45 (2008): 131–72. http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/s0069005800009309.

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SummaryThis article considers the first two trial, and corresponding first two appeal, judgments issued by the Special Court for Sierra Leone in what are commonly referred to as the Armed Forces Revolutionary Council (AFRC) and Civil Defence Forces (CDF) cases. These judgments are noteworthy for having been the first to adjudicate at the international level the war crime of conscription or enlistment of children under the age of fifteen or using them to participate actively in hostilities and the gender-based crime against humanity of forced marriage. Beginning with the issue of child soldiers
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Waschefort, Gus. "Justice for Child Soldiers? The RUF Trial of the Special Court for Sierra Leone." Journal of International Humanitarian Legal Studies 1, no. 1 (2010): 189–204. http://dx.doi.org/10.1163/187815210x12766020140008.

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AbstractThe Revolutionary United Front (RUF) was the primary agitator during the decade-long civil war that ravaged Sierra Leone. One of the hallmarks of RUF tactics was the abduction and military use of children. The Special Court for Sierra Leone (SCSL) issued an indictment against the high-command of the RUF. Each of the accused was charged with the enlistment, conscription or use of child soldiers. The Prosecutor v. Sesay, Kallon and Gbao case (RUF case) provides a cogent account of the crime of conscripting or using children younger than fifteen in hostilities. This paper tracks the devel
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Marong, Alhagi, and Chernor Jalloh. "Ending Impunity: The Case for War Crimes Trials in Liberia." African Journal of Legal Studies 1, no. 2 (2005): 53–80. http://dx.doi.org/10.1163/221097312x13397499735986.

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AbstractThis article argues that Liberia owes a duty under both international humanitarian and human rights law to investigate and prosecute the heinous crimes, including torture, rape and extra-judicial killings of innocent civilians, committed in that country by the warring parties in the course of fourteen years of brutal conflict. Assuming that Liberia owes a duty to punish the grave crimes committed on its territory, the article then evaluates the options for prosecution, starting with the possible use of Liberian courts. The authors argue that Liberian courts are unable, even if willing,
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Olusanya, Olaoluwa. "The Statute of the Iraqi Special Tribunal for Crimes Against Humanity– Progressive or Regressive?" German Law Journal 5, no. 7 (2004): 859–78. http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/s207183220001289x.

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The global effort to establish an effective system of international justice is at an important phase in its history. After close to 50 years of relative stagnation following the Nuremberg trials at the end of World War II, the field of international criminal law has been revitalised. The establishment of the International Criminal Court, the ad hoc tribunals for the former Yugoslavia and for Rwanda, “hybrid” or “internationalised” processes such as the Special Court in Sierra Leone, and national criminal justice systems exercising universal jurisdiction, have all lent substance and credibility
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Cole, Bernadette, and Jon Silverman. "The media’s reporting of war crimes trials and its impact on post-conflict democracy in Sierra Leone and Liberia." Journal of African Media Studies 5, no. 1 (2013): 53–67. http://dx.doi.org/10.1386/jams.5.1.53_1.

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Martin, Ana. "Intersectionality: Explaining SGBV Interlinked with Terrorism and Other International Crimes." Journal of Human Trafficking, Enslavement and Conflict-Related Sexual Violence 1, no. 2 (2020): 135–61. http://dx.doi.org/10.7590/266644720x16062928261028.

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Sexual and gender-based violence (SGBV) is often intertwined with and nested within other violations of international criminal law (ICL) as part of a broader attack against a group. However, ICL is not giving enough visibility to this nexus of crimes rooted in the intersection of identities and discrimination that underpins SGBV during conflict. Intersectionality is a concept originated in feminism and progressively recognized by international human rights law (IHRL). It posits that SGBV is caused by gender 'inextricably linked' with other identities and factors that result in compounded discr
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Safferling, Christoph J. M. "Can Criminal Prosecution be the Answer to massive Human Rights Violations?" German Law Journal 5, no. 12 (2004): 1469–88. http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/s2071832200013353.

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Almost 60 years after the surviving Nazi-leaders were tried in the first ever international criminal tribunal for mass atrocities during World War II in Nuremberg, criminal responsibility for genocide, crimes against humanity, and war crimes is perceived of as somewhat normal. Even if it is not yet an everyday event that human rights abusers are tried on an international level, the reality of the possibility of such a trial is present in the minds of the attentive public. This change was achieved over the last ten years. The establishing of the Yugoslavia-tribunal in 1993 was the turning point
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Mariniello, Triestino. "Prosecutor v. Taylor." American Journal of International Law 107, no. 2 (2013): 424–30. http://dx.doi.org/10.5305/amerjintelaw.107.2.0424.

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On April 26, 2012, Trial Chamber II (Chamber) of the Special Court for Sierra Leone (Special Court or Court) in The Hague convicted former Liberian president Charles Ghankay Taylor of crimes against humanity and war crimes committed from November 30, 1996, to January 18, 2002, in the territory of Sierra Leone during its civil war. Specifically, Taylor was found guilty of the crimes against humanity of murder, rape, sexual slavery, enslavement and other inhumane acts, and the war crimes of committing acts of terror, murder, outrages upon personal dignity, cruel treatment, pillage, and conscript
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Howarth, Kathryn. "The Special Court for Sierra Leone – Fair Trials and Justice for the Accused and Victims." International Criminal Law Review 8, no. 3 (2008): 399–422. http://dx.doi.org/10.1163/157181208x308745.

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AbstractThis article examines the issues of a "fair trial" and "justice" at the Special Court for Sierra Leone. It considers these issues in a broad sense, from both the perspective of the accused and the victims, through the exploration of three specific topics: first, the idea of prosecuting "those bearing greatest responsibility" for crimes committed during the conflict in Sierra Leone, second, the first prosecution of the crime of recruiting child soldiers, and third, the first prosecution of forced marriage.
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Bigi, Giulia. "The Decision of the Special Court for Sierra Leone to Conduct the Charles Taylor Trial in The Hague." Law & Practice of International Courts and Tribunals 6, no. 2 (2007): 303–16. http://dx.doi.org/10.1163/156918507x217576.

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AbstractOn 29 March 2006 former Liberian President Charles Taylor was surrendered to the Special Court for Sierra Leone, where he was charged of war crimes, crimes against humanity and other serious violations of international humanitarian law committed during the Sierra Leonean conflict since 1996. The same day, invoking concerns about stability and security in the West African sub-region if the trial were to be held in Freetown, the President of the Special Court submitted a request to the Government of the Netherlands and to the International Criminal Court to facilitate that the trial be c
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Nesbitt, Michael. "Lessons from the Sam Hinga Norman Decision of the Special Court for Sierra Leone: How trials and truth commissions can co-exist." German Law Journal 8, no. 10 (2007): 977–1014. http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/s207183220000612x.

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Sierra Leone is a poor nation in the midst of a laudable campaign to bring justice and reconciliation to a people desperately in need of it. Having suffered through the scourge of a decade long civil war, the nation employed two distinct yet related institutions to take a leading role in this campaign. Uniquely, the Government of Sierra Leone (GoSL) sought the assistance of the United Nations (UN) in setting up the world's first “hybrid tribunal”, named the Special Court for Sierra Leone (SCSL), to work alongside the already conceived of Truth and Reconciliation Commission (TRC). These two ins
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Silverman, Jon, and Abou Binneh-Kamara. "Newspaper coverage of a Sierra Leone war crimes trial: A ‘continuation of conflict by other means’." African Journalism Studies 37, no. 2 (2016): 56–76. http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/23743670.2016.1173571.

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Vorrath, Judith. "What drives post-war crime? Evidence from illicit economies in Liberia and Sierra Leone." Third World Thematics: A TWQ Journal 3, no. 1 (2017): 28–45. http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/23802014.2018.1408426.

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Guibert, Nolwenn, and Tilman Blumenstock. "The First Judgement of the Special Court for Sierra Leone: A Missed Opportunity?" Law & Practice of International Courts and Tribunals 6, no. 3 (2007): 367–91. http://dx.doi.org/10.1163/156918507x268075.

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AbstractOn 29 June 2007, the Special Court for Sierra Leone – a criminal tribunal created by an agreement between the United Nations and Sierra Leone – rendered its first judgement. The three accused, all senior members of a military junta which had ousted the elected government, were amongst other things found guilty of "new" international crimes, such as using child soldiers and collectively punishing the civilian population. This note critically analyses the achievements and shortcomings of what can be seen as a landmark ruling in international criminal law. It discusses the court's rejecti
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HAPPOLD, MATTHEW. "International Humanitarian Law, War Criminality and Child Recruitment: The Special Court for Sierra Leone's Decision in Prosecutor v. Samuel Hinga Norman." Leiden Journal of International Law 18, no. 2 (2005): 283–97. http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/s0922156505002645.

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The recent decision of the Appeals Chamber of the Special Court for Sierra Leone in Prosecutor v. Samuel Hinga Norman not only addresses the status of child recruitment as a war crime, but also provides an insight into how international criminal tribunals determine what conduct is criminal in international law. However, the authority of the decision is weakened by the unconvincing evidence relied upon by the Appeal Chamber in coming to its conclusions and by a strong dissent from Justice Robertson. The decision's faults, however, merely reflect problems in the process whereby violations of int
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Pamsm-Conteh, Ishmail. "Prosecutorial Discretion at the Special Court for Sierra Leone: A Critique." International Law Research 10, no. 1 (2021): 249. http://dx.doi.org/10.5539/ilr.v10n1p249.

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Principle 1 of the International Law Commission demands that any person who commits an act which constitutes a crime under international law is responsible and therefore liable to punishment. This is supported by various other international treaties, obligations, and also under customary international law. The mandate of the Special Court for Sierra Leone (The Special Court) rests with United Nations Security Council Resolution 1315(2000); to prosecute those who bear the greatest responsibility for serious international crimes committed during the country’s civil war, which lasted fr
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Gadler, Alice. "The Protection of Peacekeepers and International Criminal Law: Legal Challenges and Broader Protection." German Law Journal 11, no. 6 (2010): 585–608. http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/s2071832200018745.

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The concern for the safety and security of personnel involved in peacekeeping missions has grown in the last two decades, mainly because of the increased risks deriving from deployment in volatile environments and mandates comprising multiple tasks. This article provides an overview of the developments of international law regarding the protection of peacekeepers, with a special focus on international criminal law and its role in enhancing the safety of the personnel and objects involved in peacekeeping missions. Indeed, starting in 2008, international and hybrid tribunals have issued their fi
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Mullins, Christopher W. "Variations in War Crimes During the Sierra Leone Civil War." International Criminal Justice Review, December 30, 2020, 105756772098162. http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/1057567720981621.

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This article explores the nature of, and variation within, war crimes committed during the Sierra Leone civil war. Drawing upon testimonies given before the Sierra Leone Truth and Reconciliation Committee and from trials held by the Special Court for Sierra Leone, this article establishes that crimes were committed by all belligerents in the war. However, the type of crime, the frequency, and the motivation of crimes varied widely among the different armed forces. By contexting these acts within the aims, composition, and position of the various warring parties, this article discusses the role
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"Sierra Leone: War Crimes Trial." Africa Research Bulletin: Political, Social and Cultural Series 44, no. 8 (2007): 17203B. http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/j.1467-825x.2007.01215.x.

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Hawkes, Martine. "Transmitting Genocide: Genocide and Art." M/C Journal 9, no. 1 (2006). http://dx.doi.org/10.5204/mcj.2592.

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 In July 2005, while European heads of state attended memorials to mark the ten year anniversary of the Srebrenica genocide and court trials continued in The Hague at the International Criminal Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia (ICTY), Bosnian-American artist Aida Sehovic presented the aftermath of this genocide on a day-to-day level through her art installation in memory of the victims of Srebrenica.
 
 Drawing on the Bosnian tradition of coming together for coffee, this installation, ‘Što te Nema?’ (Why are you not here?), comprised a collection of tiny white p
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