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Accomplishments, shortcomings and challenges : evaluation of the Special Court for Sierra Leone
Thesis (LLM (Human Rights and Democratisation in Africa)) -- University of Pretoria, 2006.
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| spelling | oai:repository.up.ac.za:2263/1236 Accomplishments, shortcomings and challenges : evaluation of the Special Court for Sierra Leone Fernandez, Lovell Tsegay, Tesfamicael Negash UCTD Special Court Sierra Leone Armed conflict Civil war Sierra Leone Human rights violations Gross violations human rights War crimes Crimes against humanity Human rights Africa Thesis (LLM (Human Rights and Democratisation in Africa)) -- University of Pretoria, 2006. Prepared under the supervision of Professor Lovell Fernandez, Faculty of Law, University of the Western Cape "In response to President Kabah's request of June 2000, the United Nations Security Council called on the Secretary-General to negotiate an agreement with the government of Sierra Leone for the creation of a special court for Sierra Leone (hereafter SCSL), to investigate the atrocities committed within the country, by Resolution 1315 of 14 August 2000. Under the agreement concluded in February 2001, the SCSL has jurisdiction over crimes against humanity, war crimes and other serious violations of international humanitarian law committed since November 1996. The author assesses in detail the efficacy of the SCSL in dispensing justice up to date. The author concludes that, although the SCSL has accomplished much, it has shortcomings and faces changes that hamper the attainment of its objectives. ... This study is divided into five chapters. Chapter one provides the context in which the study is set, the focus and objectives of the study, its significance and other preliminary issues, including a statement of the problem and the literature review. Analysis of the conflict in Sierra Leone are necessary to grasp the graveness and the nature of the human rights violations and to understand the nature and extent of justice already meted out. Chapter two focuses particularly on the historical background of the conflict and the reasons that necessitate the establishment of the SCSL. The SCSL was established specifically to respond to human rights abuses committed during the civil war in Sierra Leone. Chapter three examines the major achievements of the Court in dispensing justice, and chapter four identifies the shortcomings and the challenges that confront the Court in its aim to fulfil its mandate." -- Chapter one. http://www.chr.up.ac.za/academic_pro/llm1/dissertations.html Centre for Human Rights LLM 2006-12-04T11:27:33Z 2006-12-04T11:27:33Z 06-Oct 2006 Mini Dissertation Tsegay, TN 2006, Accomplishments, shortcomings and challenges : evaluation of the Special Court for Sierra Leone, LLM Mini Dissertation, University of Pretoria, Pretoria, viewed yymmdd <http://hdl.handle.net/2263/1236> http://hdl.handle.net/2263/1236 en LLM Dissertations 2006(27) Centre for Human Rights, Law Faculty, University of Pretoria 396393 bytes application/pdf application/pdf University of Pretoria |
| spellingShingle | UCTD Special Court Sierra Leone Armed conflict Civil war Sierra Leone Human rights violations Gross violations human rights War crimes Crimes against humanity Human rights Africa Accomplishments, shortcomings and challenges : evaluation of the Special Court for Sierra Leone |
| title | Accomplishments, shortcomings and challenges : evaluation of the Special Court for Sierra Leone |
| title_full | Accomplishments, shortcomings and challenges : evaluation of the Special Court for Sierra Leone |
| title_fullStr | Accomplishments, shortcomings and challenges : evaluation of the Special Court for Sierra Leone |
| title_full_unstemmed | Accomplishments, shortcomings and challenges : evaluation of the Special Court for Sierra Leone |
| title_short | Accomplishments, shortcomings and challenges : evaluation of the Special Court for Sierra Leone |
| title_sort | accomplishments shortcomings and challenges evaluation of the special court for sierra leone |
| topic | UCTD Special Court Sierra Leone Armed conflict Civil war Sierra Leone Human rights violations Gross violations human rights War crimes Crimes against humanity Human rights Africa |
| url | http://hdl.handle.net/2263/1236 |