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A Case for the domestication of the Rome Statute in Sierra Leone
Introduction Sierra Leone is a signatory to various international instruments, most of which prohibit the commission of crimes constituting crimes...
The Transfer of Charles Taylor to The Hague: A Cause to Rethink
Background Charles Ghankay Taylor, the 21st President of Liberia, became the first former African Head of State to be arraigned before a...
The Death Penalty: A Case for its Abolition in Sierra Leone
Introduction During the inauguration of the Commissioners of the National Human Rights Commission on 11 December 2006, the President of...
Ending Corruption in Sierra Leone: An Evaluation of the Government’s Response to the TRC Report-republish
‘The greatest glory in falling is rising again.’ This sentiment generates the invaluable need for Sierra Leone to heroically recover from her ugly...
Examining the Causes and Consequences of Prolong Detention in Sierra Leone
The bulk of the prison population in post-conflict Sierra Leone is made up of unsentenced prisoners. Section 17 of the 1991 Constitution of Sierra...
Ending Corruption in Sierra Leone: an Evaluation of the Government’s Response to the TRC Report
‘The greatest glory in falling is rising again.’ This sentiment generates the invaluable need for Sierra Leone to heroically recover from her ugly...
Two Years After TRC Report: What Hope for its Implementation?
October 2006 will be two years since the Truth and Reconciliation Commission published its findings. Some of the main findings included the...
The Politics of Death Penalty in Sierra Leone
One of the major causes of the decade long civil war (even though people hardly mention it) was due to the fact that we made history worthless by...
The Trial of 14 Military Personnel for Alleged Mutiny: Updates of the Ongoing Proceedings
Brief Case History It could be recalled that sometime in August 2013 the Sierra Leone Police arrested 18 personnel of the Republic of Sierra Leone...