Special Court for Sierra Leone (SCSL)
The Special Court for Sierra Leone was set up jointly by the Government of Sierra Leone and the UN. Its role is to try those responsible for serious violations of international humanitarian law and national law committed in the territory of Sierra Leone since 30 November 1996.
Official Sources:
- Special Court for Sierra Leone
- Special Court Agreement, 2002, Ratification Act, 2002 (pdf, 14 p.)
- Agreement between the UN and Sierra Leone on the establishment of a Special Court for Sierra Leone (pdf, 8 p.)
- UN Security Council Resolution 1315 (2000) (pdf, 3 p.)
- Statute of the Special Court for Sierra Leone (pdf, 9 p.)
- Rules of Procedure and Evidence (pdf, 56 p.)
Information Sources:
- Global Policy Forum
- Trial – Swiss based NGO against impunity
- Human Rights Watch – Justice in Motion
- African Commission on Human and People’s Rights
Update: 19.08.2011
