Establishment of a Special Court for Sierra Leone (with Statute), Jan. 16, 2002, 2178 U.N.T.S. PREAMBLE. Under Rule 15 bis of the SCSL Rules of Procedure and Evidence, an allegation that a judge is no longer fit to serve may be made to the President who may thereafter refer the matter to the Council of Judges. A. When the SCSL was created, it was envisaged that the procedural experience of the ICTR would inform the operations of the SCSL.4 This is why the SCSL‟s Statute states that „[t]he Rules of Procedure and Evidence of the International Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda obtaining at the time of the establishment of 1 [hereinafter SCSL Statute] (“[E]stablish[ing] a Special Court for Sierra Leone to prosecute persons who bear the greatest responsibility for serious violations of international Common to all international criminal courts is a commitment to the highest human rights standards and to the rule of law and due process. Admissibility of Hearsay in the Special Court. Statute. The Special Court for Sierra Leone was created in 2002 to prosecute “persons who bear the greatest responsibility” for serious violations of international humanitarian law and Sierra Leonean law in Sierra Leone since 30 November 1996. The Digest of Jurisprudence of the Special Court for Sierra Leone 2003 - 2005 by Cyril Laucci (Leiden; Boston: Martinus Nijhoff, 2007) abstracts 548 decisions, orders and judgments rendered by the SCLC that relate to the Statute of the Special Court and the Rules of Procedure and Evidence. The Registrar of the Special Court for Sierra Leone, Considering Rule 76 of the Rules of Procedure and Evidence of the Special Court for Sierra Leone, which requires interpreters and translators, before performing any duties, to solemnly declare to do so faithfully, independently, impartially and with full respect for the duty of confidentiality, Adopted on 25 May 2004. Government of Sierra Leone, or agreements between Sierra Leone and other govern- 4 Report of the secretary-general on the establishment of a Special Court for Sierra ments or regional organisations, or, in the absence of such agreement, provided that the Leone (S/2000/915 of 4 October 2000). long been denied. With the addition of the Special Court for Sierra Leone and the International Criminal Court international criminal justice has developed into a permanent feature of international law. Rules of Procedure and Evidence of the Special Court for Sierra Leone In: African Journal of Legal Studies. Special Court for Sierra Leone: Rules of Procedure and Evidence : Case Law of the Special Court for Sierra Leone: Constitution of Sierra Leone : Statute of the Special Court For Sierra Leone : Sierra Leone Criminal Procedure : Sierra Leone Special Court Agreement 2002 : Sierra Leone Special Court Agreement (amendment, July 2002) III. It started delivering decisions in March 2003 and should complete its work by the end of 2007. The Special Court for Sierra Leone, or the "Special Court" (SCSL), also called the Sierra Leone Tribunal, was a judicial body set up by the government of Sierra Leone and the United Nations to "prosecute persons who bear the greatest responsibility for serious violations of international humanitarian law and Sierra Leonean law" committed in Sierra Leone after 30 November 1996 and … While the Rules of Procedure and Evidence for the Special Court for Sierra Leone (Special Court Rules) do not directly address the issue of hearsay, the Trial Chamber has discretion under Rule 89(C) to admit any relevant evidence, including hearsay. Special Court for Sierra Leone (SCSL). First, it addresses the first de fence motion brought before the Special Court challenging the possible transfer of a trial outside of Sierra Leone, and in the process, clarifies to some extent the relevant rules governing a possible change of venue of a trial before the Special Court (that is, Article 10 of the Agreement and Rule 4 of the RPE). 137, art.
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