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Amplifying Voices And Fighting Impunity: A Case For Incorporating Victim Impact Into Early Release Decisions At The International Residual Mechanism For Criminal Tribunals, Yasmine Palmer Mar 2021

Amplifying Voices And Fighting Impunity: A Case For Incorporating Victim Impact Into Early Release Decisions At The International Residual Mechanism For Criminal Tribunals, Yasmine Palmer

William & Mary Journal of Race, Gender, and Social Justice

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Roadblocks Of Retribution: The Problems With Internationalized Criminal Tribunals As A Mechanism For Reconciliation, Elizabeth Anne Weinman Feb 2021

Roadblocks Of Retribution: The Problems With Internationalized Criminal Tribunals As A Mechanism For Reconciliation, Elizabeth Anne Weinman

Senior Theses

Since their inception, scholars have questioned the efficacy of internationalized criminal tribunals, or ICTs. ICTs are a tool for the international community to deal with and punish perpetrators of atrocities. More recent ad hoc (or ‘as needed’) tribunals, such as the International Criminal Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia (ICTY) and the Special Court for Sierra Leone (SCSL) also stated goals beyond the retributive justice of punishment; they sought to promote reconciliation. I examined why these courts were ultimately unable to promote reconciliation. Through an analysis of the histories, formation, and implementation of the ICTY and SCSL, I found that these …


Weaving A Broader Tapestry, Mark A. Drumbl Jan 2021

Weaving A Broader Tapestry, Mark A. Drumbl

Scholarly Articles

This essay was initially prepared at the request of FIU Law Review for its micro-symposium on The Legal Legacy of the Special Court for Sierra Leone by Charles C. Jalloh (Cambridge, 2020).

Charles Jalloh delivers a comprehensive and authoritative survey of the legacy—in law—of the Special Court for Sierra Leone (SCSL). Through compendious research and considerable personal experience, Jalloh tracks the SCSL’s jurisprudential contributions and legal footprints upon a number of doctrinal areas: child soldiering, forced marriage, immunities, personal jurisdiction, and amnesties. Jalloh also examines the SCSL’s interface with Sierra Leone’s truth commission. Indeed, the SCSL is among the few …


Pandemics And International Law: The Need To Strengthen International Legal Frameworks After The Covid-19 Global Heal Pandemic [Sierra Leone], Charles C. Jalloh Jan 2021

Pandemics And International Law: The Need To Strengthen International Legal Frameworks After The Covid-19 Global Heal Pandemic [Sierra Leone], Charles C. Jalloh

American University International Law Review

INTRODUCTION

I would like to begin by acknowledging the American University Washington College of Law and all its partners for organizing this timely symposium on “Pandemics and International Law: The Need for International Action.” 1 The theme of this symposium is rather broad and, as we have heard already, there is much that can be said about it from various international law perspectives. I will not attempt to do that. Instead, I wish to offer brief comments on one question given the time restrictions for my remarks and this panel. I will focus specifically on the topic I was assigned. …


The Continued Relevance Of The Contributions Of The Sierra Leone Tribunal To International Criminal Law, Charles C. Jalloh Jan 2021

The Continued Relevance Of The Contributions Of The Sierra Leone Tribunal To International Criminal Law, Charles C. Jalloh

FIU Law Review

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Dealing With Gender-Based Crimes In International Criminal Law, Tamara Cummings-John Jan 2021

Dealing With Gender-Based Crimes In International Criminal Law, Tamara Cummings-John

FIU Law Review

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Weaving A Broader Tapestry, Mark A. Drumbl Jan 2021

Weaving A Broader Tapestry, Mark A. Drumbl

FIU Law Review

No abstract provided.


The Legal Legacy Of The Special Court For Sierra Leone: The Sierra Leone Perspective—When The Story Is As Important As The Storyteller, Dr. Michael Imran Kanu Jan 2021

The Legal Legacy Of The Special Court For Sierra Leone: The Sierra Leone Perspective—When The Story Is As Important As The Storyteller, Dr. Michael Imran Kanu

FIU Law Review

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The Legal Legacy Of The Special Court For Sierra Leone: Amnesties, Dr. Alhagi B.M. Marong Jan 2021

The Legal Legacy Of The Special Court For Sierra Leone: Amnesties, Dr. Alhagi B.M. Marong

FIU Law Review

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The Legacy Of The Special Court For Sierra Leone: Balancing Different Transitional Justice Elements To Ensure Accountability For Atrocity Crimes, Alpha Sesay Jan 2021

The Legacy Of The Special Court For Sierra Leone: Balancing Different Transitional Justice Elements To Ensure Accountability For Atrocity Crimes, Alpha Sesay

FIU Law Review

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The Important Contributions Of The Special Court For Sierra Leone On Amnesties And Immunities: Reinforcing Foundational Principles Of International Criminal Law, Leila Nadya Sadat Jan 2021

The Important Contributions Of The Special Court For Sierra Leone On Amnesties And Immunities: Reinforcing Foundational Principles Of International Criminal Law, Leila Nadya Sadat

FIU Law Review

No abstract provided.


Closing Reflections On The Contributions On The Scsl’S Legal Legacy, Charles C. Jalloh Jan 2021

Closing Reflections On The Contributions On The Scsl’S Legal Legacy, Charles C. Jalloh

FIU Law Review

No abstract provided.


The Important Contributions Of The Special Court For Sierra Leone On Amnesties And Immunities: Reinforcing Foundational Principles Of International Criminal Law, Leila Nadya Sadat Jan 2021

The Important Contributions Of The Special Court For Sierra Leone On Amnesties And Immunities: Reinforcing Foundational Principles Of International Criminal Law, Leila Nadya Sadat

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The book that is the centerpiece of this Micro-Symposium, The Legal Legacy of the Special Court for Sierra Leone, is an important contribution to international law and practice. Authored by Charles Jalloh, a distinguished practitioner of international criminal law, the book is essential reading for anyone who wishes to understand the legal ramifications of the Special Court and its work. It is comprehensive, without being overwhelming, and analyzes many of the most important elements of the Court’s legal work. It is a perfect companion to his equally excellent edited book on the subject, The Sierra Leone Special Court and Its …