Charles Taylor: Q&A on The Case of Prosecutor v. Charles Ghankay Taylor at the Special Court for Sierra Leone

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The Special Court indicted Taylor on March 7, 2003 on 17 counts of war crimes, crimes against humanity, and other serious violations of international law for his role in supporting Sierra Leonean rebel groups during that country’s armed conflict. The Taylor judgment will be a watershed moment for efforts to hold the highest-level leaders to account through a credible judicial process.

I.The Trial of Charles Taylor at the Special Court

1. Who is Charles Taylor?

2. Why are the Taylor trial and the upcoming judgment significant?

3. What are the charges against Taylor?

4. How did the Special Court for Sierra Leone come about?

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