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Category : International criminal courts
Languages : en
Pages : 420
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Global War Crimes Tribunal Collection: The Rwanda Tribunal
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Category : International criminal courts
Languages : en
Pages : 420
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The Sierra Leone Special Court Collection: Basic documents
Author: Claudia TofanPublisher: International Courts Association
ISBN: 9789058871725
Category : International criminal courts
Languages : en
Pages : 0
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The Special Court for Sierra Leone is an independent judicial body set up to "try those who bear greatest responsibility" for serious violations, war crimes, and crimes against humanity committed during the Sierra Leone Civil War, which began in 1991 and was declared officially over on January 18, 2002. The Special Court was born at the request of the President Ahmad Tejan Kabbah, who, on June 12, 2000, wrote a letter to United Nations Secretary-General Kofi Annan asking the international community to try those responsible for crimes during the conflict. The answer was prompt and on August 14, 2000, the United Nations Security Council adopted Resolution 1315 requesting the Secretary-General to start negotiations with the Sierra Leonean government to create a Special Court. On January 16, 2002, the UN and the government of Sierra Leone signed an agreement establishing the Court. The Court is located in Freetown. Currently, eleven people have been indicted by the Special Court, charged with war crimes, crimes against humanity, and other serious violations of international humanitarian law. Indictments against two of the accused were dropped after their deaths. The trials are placed into three groups: Revolutionary United Front, Civil Defence Forces, and Armed Forces Revolutionary Council. This series' presents the reasons that led to the establishment of The Special Court, and offers an overview of the cases brought before The Court. Volumes B-4.1.4. [ISBN 978 90 5887 170 1], B-4.1.5. [ISBN 978 90 5887 171 8], and B-4.1.6. [ISBN 978 90 5887 172 5] present the case of Fofana and Kondewa (Case No. 04-14).
Global War Crimes Tribunal Collection
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Languages : en
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The Sierra Leone Special Court
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Category : International criminal courts
Languages : en
Pages : 477
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Global War Crimes Tribunal Collection
Author: John OppenheimPublisher:
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Category : International criminal courts
Languages : en
Pages : 386
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Global War Crimes Tribunal Collection: 2.1-3. The Sierra Leone Special Court : digest of the special court, pt. 1-3 (3 v.)
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Category : International criminal courts
Languages : en
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The Sierra Leone Special Court Collection
Author: Claudia TofanPublisher: International Courts Assoc
ISBN: 9789058503190
Category : Law
Languages : en
Pages : 539
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The Special Court for Sierra Leone is an independent judicial body set up to 'try those who bear greatest responsibility' for serious violations , war crimes and crimes against humanity committed during the Sierra Leone Civil War which began in 1991 and was declared officially over on 18 January 2002.The Special Court was born at the request of the President Ahmad Tejan Kabbah, who on 12 June 2000 wrote a letter to United Nations Secretary-General Kofi Annan asking the international community to try those responsible for crimes during the conflict. The answer was prompt and on 14 August 2000 the United Nations Security Council adopted Resolution 1315 requesting the Secretary-General to start negotiations with the Sierra Leonean government to create a Special Court. On 16 January 2002 the UN and Government of Sierra Leone signed an agreement establishing the Court. The Court is located in Freetown. Currently , eleven people have been indicted by the Special Court, charged with war crimes , crimes against humanity and other serious violations of international humanitarian law. Indictments against two of the accused were dropped after their deaths.The trials are placed into 3 groups: Revolutionary United Front, Civil Defence Forces and Armed Forces Revolutionary Council, only one trial, the one of Charles Taylor, was moved to the International Criminal Court in The Hague. Our series'goal is to present the reasons that led to the establishment of The Special Court , and to offer an overview of the cases brought before The Court. We also want to add background materials such as basic documents on the tribunal and documents on the conflict.
Global War Crimes Tribunal Collection: no. 0-1 through 5-0-2. International Criminal Court : Basic documents
Author: Global War Crimes Tribunal Collection: no. 1. The Sierra Leone Special Court : basic documents
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Category : International criminal courts
Languages : en
Pages : 514
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Global War Crimes Tribunal Collection: The Sierra Leone Special Court
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Category : International criminal courts
Languages : en
Pages : 0
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