Abstract
The handing down of the trial and appeal judgements for a former Head of State was always going to attract attention – at the very least, by the world’s media. This has not occurred at an international criminal court since Karl Donitz after the end of World War II, and the present case concerning Charles Ghankay Taylor of Liberia was no different. At trial, Taylor stood accused of war crimes and crimes against humanity committed in neighbouring Sierra Leone by armed groups whilst he was the Head of State of Liberia. After hearing all the evidence, the Taylor Trial Judgment – the longest judgment in the history of international criminal law at that time (2,532 pages) – convicted him on the basis that he aided and abetting and planned those crimes.
| Original language | English |
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| Title of host publication | Annotated Leading Cases of International Criminal Tribunals. Volume LI: Special Court for Sierra Leone 2012-2015 |
| Editors | Andre Klip, Steven Freeland |
| Place of Publication | U.K. |
| Publisher | Intersentia |
| Pages | 377-385 |
| Number of pages | 9 |
| ISBN (Print) | 9781780684895 |
| Publication status | Published - 2018 |
Keywords
- Special Court for Sierra Leone