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The Special Court for Sierra Leone – Fair Trials and Justice for the Accused and Victims

The Special Court for Sierra Leone – Fair Trials and Justice for the Accused and Victims <jats:sec><jats:title>Abstract</jats:title><jats:p>This article examines the issues of a "fair trial" and "justice" at the Special Court for Sierra Leone. It considers these issues in a broad sense, from both the perspective of the accused and the victims, through the exploration of three specific topics: first, the idea of prosecuting "those bearing greatest responsibility" for crimes committed during the conflict in Sierra Leone, second, the first prosecution of the crime of recruiting child soldiers, and third, the first prosecution of forced marriage.</jats:p> </jats:sec> http://www.deepdyve.com/assets/images/DeepDyve-Logo-lg.png International Criminal Law Review Brill

The Special Court for Sierra Leone – Fair Trials and Justice for the Accused and Victims

International Criminal Law Review , Volume 8 (3): 399 – Jan 1, 2008

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Publisher
Brill
Copyright
© 2008 Koninklijke Brill NV, Leiden, The Netherlands
ISSN
1567-536X
eISSN
1571-8123
DOI
10.1163/157181208X308745
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Abstract

<jats:sec><jats:title>Abstract</jats:title><jats:p>This article examines the issues of a "fair trial" and "justice" at the Special Court for Sierra Leone. It considers these issues in a broad sense, from both the perspective of the accused and the victims, through the exploration of three specific topics: first, the idea of prosecuting "those bearing greatest responsibility" for crimes committed during the conflict in Sierra Leone, second, the first prosecution of the crime of recruiting child soldiers, and third, the first prosecution of forced marriage.</jats:p> </jats:sec>

Journal

International Criminal Law ReviewBrill

Published: Jan 1, 2008

Keywords: SPECIAL COURT; FORCED MARRIEGE; GREATEST RESPONSIBILITY; SIERRA LEONE; CHILD SOLDIERS

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