Special Court for Sierra Leone
E581920
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.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Special Court for Sierra Leone canonical | 3 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T6276840 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Special Court for Sierra Leone Context triple: [Sierra Leone Civil War, legalAftermath, Special Court for Sierra Leone]
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A.
Prosecutor v. Thomas Lubanga Dyilo
Prosecutor v. Thomas Lubanga Dyilo is the landmark International Criminal Court case in which Congolese militia leader Thomas Lubanga was tried and convicted for the war crime of enlisting and conscripting child soldiers.
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B.
Prosecutor v. Théoneste Bagosora
Prosecutor v. Théoneste Bagosora is a landmark international criminal case in which a former Rwandan military officer was tried and convicted for his central role in the 1994 Rwandan genocide.
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C.
Prosecutor v. Jean Kambanda
Prosecutor v. Jean Kambanda is a landmark international criminal case in which former Rwandan Prime Minister Jean Kambanda was convicted and sentenced for his role in the 1994 Rwandan genocide.
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D.
Prosecutor v. Jean-Paul Akayesu
Prosecutor v. Jean-Paul Akayesu is a landmark international criminal case in which a Rwandan mayor was convicted of genocide and crimes against humanity, notably establishing rape as an act of genocide.
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E.
Supreme Court of Sierra Leone
The Supreme Court of Sierra Leone is the highest judicial authority in Sierra Leone, serving as the final court of appeal and the ultimate interpreter of the country’s constitution.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Special Court for Sierra Leone Target entity description: 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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A.
Prosecutor v. Thomas Lubanga Dyilo
Prosecutor v. Thomas Lubanga Dyilo is the landmark International Criminal Court case in which Congolese militia leader Thomas Lubanga was tried and convicted for the war crime of enlisting and conscripting child soldiers.
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B.
Prosecutor v. Théoneste Bagosora
Prosecutor v. Théoneste Bagosora is a landmark international criminal case in which a former Rwandan military officer was tried and convicted for his central role in the 1994 Rwandan genocide.
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C.
Prosecutor v. Jean Kambanda
Prosecutor v. Jean Kambanda is a landmark international criminal case in which former Rwandan Prime Minister Jean Kambanda was convicted and sentenced for his role in the 1994 Rwandan genocide.
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D.
Prosecutor v. Jean-Paul Akayesu
Prosecutor v. Jean-Paul Akayesu is a landmark international criminal case in which a Rwandan mayor was convicted of genocide and crimes against humanity, notably establishing rape as an act of genocide.
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E.
Supreme Court of Sierra Leone
The Supreme Court of Sierra Leone is the highest judicial authority in Sierra Leone, serving as the final court of appeal and the ultimate interpreter of the country’s constitution.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
ad hoc international court
ⓘ
hybrid international criminal tribunal ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs | SCSL NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| appliesLaw |
Sierra Leonean criminal law
ⓘ
international humanitarian law ⓘ |
| appliesToJurisdiction | Republic of Sierra Leone NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| convicted | Charles Taylor NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| country | Sierra Leone NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| createdByUNResolution | United Nations Security Council Resolution 1315 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| dateCreated | 2002-01-16 ⓘ |
| dissolved | 2013-12-02 ⓘ |
| doesNotTry | persons under 15 years of age ⓘ |
| endTime | 2013 ⓘ |
| establishedBy |
Government of Sierra Leone
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
United Nations NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| focusesOnConflict | Sierra Leone Civil War NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| fundedBy | voluntary contributions from states ⓘ |
| hasChamber |
Appeals Chamber
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Trial Chamber I NERFINISHED ⓘ Trial Chamber II NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasJudgeFrom |
Sierra Leone
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
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
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Prosecutor v. Charles Ghankay Taylor NERFINISHED ⓘ Prosecutor v. Issa Sesay, Morris Kallon and Augustine Gbao NERFINISHED ⓘ Prosecutor v. Moinina Fofana and Allieu Kondewa NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasOfficialLanguage | English ⓘ |
| hasOrgan |
Defence Office
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Office of the Prosecutor NERFINISHED ⓘ Registry NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasProsecutor |
Brenda Hollis
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
David Crane NERFINISHED ⓘ Desmond de Silva NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasSuccessor | Residual Special Court for Sierra Leone NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasTemporalJurisdiction | since 1996-11-30 ⓘ |
| headquartersLocation | Freetown NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| jurisdiction | Sierra Leone Civil War NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| legalBasis | Agreement between the United Nations and the Government of Sierra Leone on the Establishment of a Special Court for Sierra Leone NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Freetown
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Sierra Leone NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedInBuilding | New England area of Freetown NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| 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 ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Special Court for Sierra Leone Description of subject: 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.
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.