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.
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 ⓘ |
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