Welcome to the archive of the Residual Special Court for Sierra Leone.

The SCSL was the first tribunal to recognise and convict for the use of child soldiers and forced marriage.

Charles Taylor, President of Liberia was the first sitting head of state to be indicted and convicted for war crimes.

All of the cases have been completed and the Court remains in existence until all sentences have been served

On this site you may view the complete archive of the SCSL trials, read transcripts and search the official records