Freetown, Sierra Leone (Charles Taylor trial moved to The Hague, Netherlands)
Composition method
Appointment by government of Sierra Leone or Secretary-General of the United Nations
Authorized by
Statute Other international instruments[1]
Number of positions
8–11 (later expanded)
Website
rscsl.org
President
Currently
Rotational and various
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Yahya Kanu
Moinina Fofana
Allieu Kondewa
Tony Blair
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Maxwell Khobe
Vijay Jetley
Daniel Opande
Armed forces
ECOMOG
Executive Outcomes
Kamajors
RUF
Sandline International
SLA
West Side Boys
Key events
RUF insurgency
Kenema
Bo
Silver Anvil
1992 coup
1992 coup attempt
1996 coup
1996 coup attempt
1997 coup
Noble Obelisk
Siege of Freetown
Hastings Airport
Palliser
Lungi Lol
Khukri
Barras
Attempts at peace
Abidjan Peace Accord
Lomé Peace Accord
UNAMSIL
British intervention
SCSL
Political groups
AFRC
APC
NPRC
SLPP
Ethnic groups
Krio
Limba
Mende
Temne
See also
Blood diamond
Freetown
Liberian Civil War
Mano River
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The Special Court for Sierra Leone, or the "Special Court"[1] (SCSL), also called the Sierra Leone Tribunal, was a judicial body set up by the government of Sierra Leone and the United Nations[2] to "prosecute persons who bear the greatest responsibility for serious violations of international humanitarian law and Sierra Leonean law" committed in Sierra Leone after 30 November 1996 and during the Sierra Leone Civil War. The court's working language was English.[1] The court listed offices in Freetown, The Hague, and New York City.[3]
Following its dissolution in 2013, it was replaced by the Residual Special Court for Sierra Leone in order to complete its mandate and manage a variety of ongoing and ad-hoc functions, including witness protection and support, supervision of prison sentences and claims for compensation.
On 26 April 2012, former Liberian President Charles Taylor became the first African head of state to be convicted for his part in war crimes.[4]
^ abc"Statute of the Special Court for Sierra Leone". Archived from the original on 6 May 2012. Retrieved 30 April 2012.
^"Special Court for Sierra Leone > ABOUT". Sc-sl.org. 30 November 1996. Archived from the original on 19 August 2009. Retrieved 30 April 2012.
^"The Special Court for Sierra Leone: Contact Us". Archived from the original on 6 March 2012. Retrieved 30 April 2012.
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