Trying Charles Taylor in The Hague
Making Justice Accessible to Those Most Affected

Download PDF (240 KB, 15 pages)

Introduction

Security Rationale for Moving the Trial

Legal and Procedural Aspects Related to the Change in Location

The Implications of Moving Taylor’s trial to The Hague

Recommendations

To the Special Court (in summary)

Transparency

Accessibility

To the Netherlands as the host state

To Donors (including the United States, United Kingdom, the Netherlands, Canada, and the United Nations)

Annex

Basic Overview of the Special Court for Sierra Leone

Taylor’s alleged crimes and surrender to the Special Court