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Providing Concrete Solution to Basic Problems: How Community-Based Paralegals are Making a Difference in Rural Sierra Leone
Introduction Towards the end of 2010, the number of paralegals providing free basic justice services in Sierra Leone doubled, as donors joined with...
The Bail Policy: Adopting a Liberal Approach to Complement the Criminal Procedure Act
Introduction The Hon. Chief Justice, Umu Hawa Tejan-Jalloh, on Friday 2nd October 2009 launched the long-awaited “Bail Policy” at a well attended...
Making a Case for Judicial Activism in Post-Conflict Sierra Leone
Introduction* The essence of the existence of laws is to protect the people it is enacted to serve. Those laws can be more effective if they are...
Examining the Politics of Death Penalty in Sierra Leone
Introduction[1] In late December 1992, the NPRC regime announced the discovery of an alleged coup involving the former Inspector General of Police,...
The Follies of Addressing Corruption in the Court of Public Opinion
When President Koroma was elected to office in 2007, he immediately set himself a number of priority tasks and principal amongst which was his...
The Bail Policy: Adopting a Liberal Approach to Complement the Criminal Procedure Act
Introduction The Hon. Chief Justice, Umu Hawa Tejan-Jalloh, on Friday 2nd October this year launched the long-awaited “Bail Policy” at a well...
Guaranteeing the Right to a Fair Trial: Five Needed Reforms
Introduction The Constitution of Sierra Leone (1991) contains several provisions which are meant to guarantee accused persons a fair trial in...
The Role of Civil Society in the Fight against Corruption in Sierra Leone
Corruption has proven to be a major stumbling block in establishing an effective and modern state in Sierra Leone and constitutes a primary reason...
Making a Case for Defence Counsel in Juvenile Trials
The want of defence counsels for children who are in conflict with the law is now a growing problem with attendant effects on the administration of...