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Crimes Crime of Aggression
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Crimes Against Humanity
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Genocide
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War Crimes
The Geneva Conventions Act, 2012. Supplement to the Sierra Leone Gazette Vol. CXLIII, No. 74, 20 December 2012. [ENG]
The Sierra Leone Red Cross Society Act, 2012. Supplement to the Sierra Leone Gazette Vol. CXLIII, No. 74, 20 December 2012. [ENG]
Jurisdiction See s. 2 of: The Geneva Conventions Act, 2012. Supplement to the Sierra Leone Gazette Vol. CXLIII, No. 74, 20 December 2012. [ENG]
International Criminal Court Rome Statute of the International Criminal Court: The Republic of Sierra Leone signed the Rome Statute of the International Criminal Court on 17 October 1998 and deposited its instrument of ratification on 15 September 2000.
On 30 April 2004 the Republic of Sierra Leone made the following notification under article 87 (1) and (2) of the Rome Statute of the International Criminal Court:".....the Permanent Mission of Sierra Leone to the United Nations remains the main channel of communication between Sierra Leone as a State Party and the Court, the language of communication is English."
"The Special Court for Sierra Leone was set up in 2002 as the result of a request to the United Nations in 2000 by the Government of Sierra Leone for "a special court" to address serious crimes against civilians and UN peacekeepers committed during the country's decade-long (1991-2002) civil war.
Negotiations between the United Nations and the Government of Sierra Leone on the structure of the court and its mandate, produced the world's first "hybrid" international criminal tribunal, mandated to try those "bearing the greatest responsibility" for crimes committed in Sierra Leone after 30 November 1996, the date of the failed Abidjan Peace Accord.
The Special Court for Sierra Leone was the first international court to be funded by voluntary contributions and, in 2013, became the first court to complete its mandate and transition to a residual mechanism.
The Residual Special Court for Sierra Leone was established by an agreement between the United Nations and the Government of Sierra Leone to oversee the continuing legal obligations of the Special Court for Sierra Leone after its closure in 2013. These include witness protection, supervision of prison sentences, and management of the SCSL archives. The Residual Special Court was established pursuant to an agreement signed between the United Nations and the Government of Sierra Leone on 11 August 2010. It was ratified by Parliament on 15 December 2011 and signed into law on 1 February 2012."
[Source: The Residual Special Court for Sierra Leone official website]
Agreement between the United Nations and the Government of Sierra Leone on the establishment of a Residual Special Court for Sierra Leone and its Statute. 11 August 2010. [ENG]
Statute of the Special Court for Sierra Leone. 16 January 2002. [ENG]
Agreement between the United Nations and the Government of Sierra Leone on the establishment of a Special Court for Sierra Leone. 16 January 2002. [ENG]
[For the cases and judgments of the Special Court for Sierra Leone and the Residual Special Court for Sierra Leone please visit the related links under the Resources and Links section below]
Who Is Israel's Yair Klein and What Was He Doing in Colombia and Sierra Leone?.
Democracy Now, 01 June 2000. [ENG]
The National Constitution of Sierra Leone, 1991. (Act No. 6 of 1991)
Office of the President the Republic of Sierra Leone. [ENG]. [Last accessed 20Jul17]. [External Link to pdf document]
The Constitution of Sierra Leone, 1991. (Act. No. 6 of 1991)
The Sierra Leone Web. [ENG]. [Last accessed 20Jul17]. [External Link to pdf document]
The Criminal Procedure Acts, 1965. [No. 32 of 1965]..
The Sierra Leone Web. [ENG]. [Last accessed 20Jul17]. [External Link to pdf document]
Laws of Sierra Leone. (Laws and Regulations).
The Sierra Leone Web. [ENG]. [Last accessed 20Jul17]. [External Link]
List of International Humanitarian Law Treaties to which Sierra Leone is a State party. [ENG]
(International Committee of the Red Cross). [ENG]. [Last accessed 20Jul17]. [External Link]
The Special Court for Sierra Leone and the Residual Special Court for Sierra Leone:
The Special Court for Sierra Leone and the Residual Special Court for Sierra Leone.
[ENG]. [Last accessed 20Jul17]. [External Link]
The Prosecutor vs. Charles Ghankay Taylor.
The Special Court for Sierra Leone and the Residual Special Court for Sierra Leone. [ENG]. [Last accessed 20Jul17]. [External Link]
The Prosecutor vs. Sam Hinga Norman, Moinina Fofana and Allieu Kondewar.
The Special Court for Sierra Leone and the Residual Special Court for Sierra Leone. [ENG]. [Last accessed 20Jul17]. [External Link]
The Prosecutor vs. Issa Hassan Sesay, Morris Kallon and Augustine Gbao.
The Special Court for Sierra Leone and the Residual Special Court for Sierra Leone. [ENG]. [Last accessed 20Jul17]. [External Link]
The Prosecutor vs. Alex Tamba Brima, Ibrahim Bazzy Kamara and Santigie Borbor Kanu.
The Special Court for Sierra Leone and the Residual Special Court for Sierra Leone. [ENG]. [Last accessed 20Jul17]. [External Link]
Other Cases Before the Special Court.
The Special Court for Sierra Leone and the Residual Special Court for Sierra Leone. [ENG]. [Last accessed 20Jul17]. [External Link]
Decisions of the Residual Special Court for Sierra Leone.
The Special Court for Sierra Leone and the Residual Special Court for Sierra Leone. [ENG]. [Last accessed 20Jul17]. [External Link]