Special Court for Sierra Leone

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The Special Court for Sierra Leone was a hybrid international-national tribunal established to prosecute those bearing the greatest responsibility for serious crimes committed during the Sierra Leone Civil War.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf ad hoc international court
hybrid international criminal tribunal
alsoKnownAs SCSL
appliesLaw Sierra Leonean criminal law
international humanitarian law
appliesToJurisdiction Republic of Sierra Leone
linked to: Sierra Leone
convicted Charles Taylor
country Sierra Leone
createdByUNResolution United Nations Security Council Resolution 1315
dateCreated 2002-01-16
dissolved 2013-12-02
doesNotTry persons under 15 years of age
endTime 2013
establishedBy Government of Sierra Leone
United Nations
focusesOnConflict Sierra Leone Civil War
fundedBy voluntary contributions from states
hasChamber Appeals Chamber
Trial Chamber I
Trial Chamber II
hasJudgeFrom Sierra Leone
various United Nations member states
hasJurisdictionOver crimes against humanity
other serious violations of Sierra Leonean law
serious violations of international humanitarian law
war crimes
hasNotableCase Prosecutor v. Alex Tamba Brima, Brima Bazzy Kamara and Santigie Borbor Kanu
Prosecutor v. Charles Ghankay Taylor
Prosecutor v. Issa Sesay, Morris Kallon and Augustine Gbao
Prosecutor v. Moinina Fofana and Allieu Kondewa
hasOfficialLanguage English
hasOrgan Defence Office
Office of the Prosecutor
Registry
hasProsecutor Brenda Hollis
David Crane
Desmond de Silva
hasSuccessor Residual Special Court for Sierra Leone
hasTemporalJurisdiction since 1996-11-30
headquartersLocation Freetown
jurisdiction Sierra Leone Civil War
legalBasis Agreement between the United Nations and the Government of Sierra Leone on the Establishment of a Special Court for Sierra Leone
locatedIn Freetown
Sierra Leone
locatedInBuilding New England area of Freetown
mandate prosecute persons bearing 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
startTime 2002
tries individual criminal responsibility
typeOfTribunal mixed national-international court

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Sierra Leone Civil War legalAftermath Special Court for Sierra Leone
Charles Taylor convictedBy Special Court for Sierra Leone
Charles Taylor handedOverTo Special Court for Sierra Leone
Revolutionary United Front leadersConvictedBy Special Court for Sierra Leone
Civil Defence Forces notableTrial CDF case at the Special Court for Sierra Leone
linked to: Special Court for Sierra Leone
Armed Forces Revolutionary Council someLeadersTriedBy Special Court for Sierra Leone
Johnny Paul Koroma chargedBy Special Court for Sierra Leone
Hinga Norman chargedBy Special Court for Sierra Leone
Hinga Norman detainedAt Special Court for Sierra Leone detention facility
linked to: Special Court for Sierra Leone
Special Court for Sierra Leone legalBasis Agreement between the United Nations and the Government of Sierra Leone on the Establishment of a Special Court for Sierra Leone
linked to: Special Court for Sierra Leone
Foday Sankoh chargedBy Special Court for Sierra Leone
Moses Blah testifiedBefore Special Court for Sierra Leone
Charles McArthur Ghankay Taylor convictedBy Special Court for Sierra Leone
Charles McArthur Ghankay Taylor trialOrganizedBy Special Court for Sierra Leone
Revolutionary United Front triedBy Special Court for Sierra Leone
subject linked to: RUF rebels