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The Sierra Leone Special Court and its Legacy : the Impact for Africa and International Criminal Law.
Assesses the impact and legacy of the Special Court for Sierra Leone for Africa and international criminal law.
| Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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| Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
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New York :
Cambridge University Press,
2013.
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| Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
Tabla de Contenidos:
- Cover; The Sierra Leone Special Court and Its Legacy; Advance Praise; Title; Copyright; Dedication; Contents; Editor's Biography; Biographies of Contributors; Foreword; Preface and Acknowledgments; Abbreviations; Introduction; I. The Context; II. A Brief Overview of the Sierra Leonean Conflict; III. Brief Overview of the Establishment and Jurisdiction of the Special Court for Sierra Leone; IV. The Trials Conducted by the Special Court for Sierra Leone; V. The Organization and Contents of this Volume; VI. Concluding Remarks.
- Keynote AddressThe Challenge of Choice in the Investigation and Prosecution of International Crimes in Post-Conflict Sierra LePart I The Expectations of the Sierra Leone Tribunal; 1 From Nuremberg to Freetown: Historical Antecedents of the Special Court for Sierra Leone; 2 The Expectations and Role of International and National Civil Society and the SCSL; I. Introduction; II. Before the Negotiations for the Special Court Agreement (Pre-August 2000); III. During the Negotiations and the SCSL's Establishment (August 2000 to July 2002); A. Sierra Leone Civil Society.
- B. International Civil SocietyC. Sierra Leonean and International Civil Society Working Together; D. Special Court Working Group; E. SCSL Planning Mission: January 2002; IV. The Establishment of the SCSL; A. Working with Sierra Leone's Legal Profession; B. Conflict Mapping and Engaging Sierra Leoneans in Their Accountability Process; C. Cementing the Special Court's Place in Sierra Leone, Liberia, and Beyond; V. Conclusion; 3 International Community Expectations of the Sierra Leone Special Court; Part II Approach to Individual Criminal Responsibility.
- 4 Joint Criminal Enterprise at the Special Court for Sierra LeoneI. Introduction; II. The JCE Doctrine and JCE Pleadings before the SCSL; III. The Specificity of JCE Pleadings; A. JCE Pleading Requirements; B. Form of the Indictment Decisions; C. Discussion; IV. The AFRC Appeal Judgment: The Approval of a Noncriminal Purpose; A. AFRC Trial Judgment; B. AFRC Appeal Judgment; C. Discussion; V. The RUF Judgments: The Judicial Meltdown of JCE Doctrine; A. Noncriminal Purpose and Conduct Misapplied; B. The Case of Gbao: Joint Criminal Confusion; VI. Concluding Remarks.
- 5 How the Approach to JCE in Taylor and the RUF Case Undermined the Demands of Justice at the Special Court for Sierra LeoneI. Introduction; II. Denial of the RUF Accused's Right to Be Informed of the Charges; A. International Standards: Prompt and Detailed Notice; B. The RUF Trial and the Right to Be Informed
- Departure from International Standards; 1. The RUF Indictment; 2. The SCSL's New "Exceptions" to the Indictment Specificity Requirements; 3. The RUF Test for the Admissibility of New Evidence; C. Conclusion: Denial of a Fair Opportunity to Defend the Charges.