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The Special Court for Sierra Leone rests — for good

Lansana Gberie

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The Special Court for Sierra Leone made its final major decision on 26 September 2013 when its Appeals Chamber upheld the 50-year sentence handed down to former Liberian President Charles Taylor. The court ruling in April 2012 found Mr. Taylor guilty of five counts of crimes against humanity, five counts of war crimes and one count of other serious violations of international humanitarian law perpetrated by Sierra Leone’s Revolutionary United Front (RUF) rebels, who he supported.

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Key concepts: Sierra leone, Special court, Crimes against humanity, Law, Political science, Sentence, Criminal court, Humanity