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Transitional Justice, States of Emergency and Business as Us Sierra Leone

This article situates the establishment of the Special Court for Sierra Leone in the wider context of the country's transitional period between 1999 and 2004. During this pivotal period, Sierra Leone experienced a massive state-building intervention to establish the rule of law and introduce de...

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Main Author: Anders, Gerhard
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: 2014
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