By Ibrahim Mansaray (ATJLF/MRCG Fellow 2025)
Sierra Leone’s residual mechanism, known as the Residual Special Court for Sierra Leone (RSCSL), was established in 2013 to continue the legacy of the Special Court, which was set up shortly after the war ended in 2002.
The Special Court for Sierra Leone (RSCSL) had been set up by an agreement between the Government of Sierra Leone and the United Nations. Its mandate was to try those bearing the greatest responsibility for serious crimes committed in the country from 30th November 1996. On the said date, the Abidjan Peace Accord, which would have ended the war, failed.
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