# Citation format — SCSL/RSCSL

## The five citation modes

### 1. Foundational texts

**SCSL Statute:**
> *Statute of the Special Court for Sierra Leone*, art. [N], annexed to the *Agreement between the United Nations and the Government of Sierra Leone on the Establishment of a Special Court for Sierra Leone* (Freetown, 16 January 2002).

Short forms: *SCSL Statute*, art. [N]; or *Statute*, art. [N] after first use.

**SCSL Rules of Procedure and Evidence:**
> *Rules of Procedure and Evidence of the Special Court for Sierra Leone*, rule [N] (revision in force at the date of the cited decision).

**RSCSL Statute:**
> *Statute of the Residual Special Court for Sierra Leone*, art. [N], annexed to the 2010 Agreement.

### 2. UN Security Council Resolutions

- UN Security Council Resolution 1315 (2000), UN Doc. S/RES/1315 (14 August 2000)
- UN Security Council Resolution 1688 (2006), UN Doc. S/RES/1688 (16 June 2006) — relocation of Taylor trial to The Hague

### 3. Decisions and judgments

**General form:**
> *Prosecutor v. [Defendant(s)]*, Case No. [SCSL case number with phase suffix], [Document Title], [Chamber], [Date], para. [N].

**Case-number anatomy:**
- **SCSL-[YY]-[NN]** — year of indictment + sequential number
- Phase suffix after the case number, separated by `-`:
  - `-I` — Initial / Indictment
  - `-PT` — Pre-Trial
  - `-T` — Trial Chamber
  - `-A` — Appeals Chamber
- Filings often add a hyphen-separated filing number, e.g. `SCSL-03-01-T-1281`

**The four principal cases:**

| Case Number | Case Name |
|---|---|
| **SCSL-03-01** | *Prosecutor v. Charles Ghankay Taylor* |
| **SCSL-04-14** | *Prosecutor v. Norman, Fofana and Kondewa* — **CDF** (Civil Defence Forces) |
| **SCSL-04-15** | *Prosecutor v. Sesay, Kallon and Gbao* — **RUF** (Revolutionary United Front) |
| **SCSL-04-16** | *Prosecutor v. Brima, Kamara and Kanu* — **AFRC** (Armed Forces Revolutionary Council) |

**Worked examples (key landmark decisions):**

- *Prosecutor v. Taylor*, Case No. SCSL-03-01-T-1281, Judgement (Trial Chamber II), 18 May 2012, para. [N]. (Trial Judgement; with Corrigendum SCSL-03-01-T-1284, 30 May 2012)
- *Prosecutor v. Taylor*, Case No. SCSL-03-01-T-1285, Sentencing Judgement (Trial Chamber II), 30 May 2012, para. [N].
- *Prosecutor v. Taylor*, Case No. SCSL-03-01-A, Appeal Judgement (Appeals Chamber), 26 September 2013, para. [N].
- *Prosecutor v. Taylor*, Case No. SCSL-03-01-I, Decision on Immunity from Jurisdiction (Appeals Chamber), **31 May 2004**, para. [N]. *Landmark on head-of-state immunity*.
- *Prosecutor v. Brima, Kamara and Kanu*, Case No. SCSL-04-16-T, Judgement (Trial Chamber II), 20 June 2007, para. [N]. *AFRC Trial Judgement*.
- *Prosecutor v. Brima, Kamara and Kanu*, Case No. SCSL-04-16-A, Judgement (Appeals Chamber), 22 February 2008, para. [N]. *AFRC Appeal Judgement — forced marriage as crime against humanity*.
- *Prosecutor v. Fofana and Kondewa*, Case No. SCSL-04-14-T, Judgement (Trial Chamber I), 2 August 2007, para. [N]. *CDF Trial Judgement*. (Norman died during proceedings on 22 February 2007.)
- *Prosecutor v. Fofana and Kondewa*, Case No. SCSL-04-14-A, Judgement (Appeals Chamber), 28 May 2008, para. [N]. *CDF Appeal Judgement*.
- *Prosecutor v. Sesay, Kallon and Gbao*, Case No. SCSL-04-15-T, Judgement (Trial Chamber I), 2 March 2009, para. [N]. *RUF Trial Judgement*.
- *Prosecutor v. Sesay, Kallon and Gbao*, Case No. SCSL-04-15-A, Judgement (Appeals Chamber), 26 October 2009, para. [N]. *RUF Appeal Judgement*.

### 4. Indictments

> *Indictment*, *Prosecutor v. [Defendant(s)]*, Case No. SCSL-[YY]-[NN]-I, [date of confirmation].

Specific to Taylor: the original Indictment was confirmed on **7 March 2003** under seal; the Indictment was **unsealed on 4 June 2003** while Taylor was in Ghana; the **Amended Indictment** was confirmed on **16 March 2006** (reducing counts from 17 to 11). Cite the operative version with date.

### 5. Press releases and Court records

The SCSL/RSCSL press releases and court records may be cited as *Special Court for Sierra Leone Press Release* / *Residual Special Court for Sierra Leone Press Release*, [Title], [Date].

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## Names and spellings

- **Charles Ghankay Taylor** — full name; "Charles Taylor" is acceptable after first use
- **Issa Hassan Sesay**, **Morris Kallon**, **Augustine Gbao** — the RUF accused (case SCSL-04-15)
- **Alex Tamba Brima**, **Brima Bazzy Kamara**, **Santigie Borbor Kanu** — the AFRC accused (case SCSL-04-16)
- **Sam Hinga Norman** (died during proceedings, 22 February 2007), **Moinina Fofana**, **Allieu Kondewa** — the CDF accused (case SCSL-04-14)

Norman's death during trial left the CDF case as *Fofana and Kondewa* after 22 February 2007.

## Status of accused

- **Taylor** — convicted (Trial 26 April 2012; Sentencing 30 May 2012, 50 years; Appeal affirmed 26 September 2013). **Transferred to UK** on 15 October 2013 to serve sentence (under bilateral arrangement).
- **AFRC, CDF, RUF accused** — all convicted; sentences served / serving.
- **Johnny Paul Koroma** — indicted but **never apprehended**; whereabouts unknown / presumed deceased.

## When the citation cannot be completed

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