The Special court for the Sierra Leone (TSSL) is charged to judge the most important persons in charge of the crimes committed during the Civil war of Sierra Leone.

History

The August 14th 2000, the Safety advice of the United Nations voted for the resolution 1315 which gave a mandate to the General secretary of UNO to create a mixed court of jurisdiction, the TSSL. The agreement was signed in January 2002 between the United Nations and the government sierra léonais and ratified by the Parliament of Sierra Leone in March of the same year. The court was officially created in July 2002. The judges lent oath on December 2nd and the first bills of indictment were confirmed in March 2003.

The purpose of the TSSL is to judge them principal persons in charge of Crimes against humanity, War crimes and certain crimes envisaged by right the sierra léonais made since the November 30th 1996 , date of the agreements of Abidjan (Ivory Coast), which had tried, without success, to stop the crisis.

Since the December 7th 2006, the Procureur is the American Stephen J. Rapp which succeeded the British Desmond de Silva C.R., which succeeded itself the American David Mr. Crane.

The TSSL differs from the other courts created by the Safety advice. It is not an international penal court ad hoc . Whereas the international penal courts for ex-Yugoslavia (TPIY) and for Rwanda (TPIR) have their seat respectively with $the Hague and Arusha, the TSSL sits in the country where the crimes were committed. Especially, this court belongs to the legal system sierra leonais, even if it receives an important international support and that the eight judges are international judges. It is also about a hybrid jurisdiction, because it associates international law and national right sierra-léonais.

Inculpations

The TSSL accused several people, among whom:

• Charles Taylor, in exile with the Nigeria of June 2003 in March 2006, it is extradited on March 29th in Sierra Leone
• Foday Sankoh, died the July 30th 2003
• Johnny Paul Koroma, declared dead on June 1st 2003
• Samuel Hinga Norman
• Sam Bockarie, declared dead the May 6th 2003
• Issa Sesay
• Morris Kallon
• Alex Brima
• Augustine Gbao
• Brima Kamara

See too

• Civil war of Sierra Leone
• International penal court

External bond

• '' Accord for and Statute of the Special court for the Sierra Leone, January 16th, 2002 '', on the site of the ICRC

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