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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...
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...