Peacekeepers under fire: prosecuting the RUF for attacks against the UN Assistance Mission in Sierra Leone

Sloan, J. (2010) Peacekeepers under fire: prosecuting the RUF for attacks against the UN Assistance Mission in Sierra Leone. Law and Practice of International Courts and Tribunals, 9(2), pp. 243-293. (doi: 10.1163/157180310X518352)

Abstract

In the “RUF case”, the Special Court for Sierra Leone considered charges brought against senior officials of the Revolutionary United Front (RUF) in relation, inter alia, to a series of notorious attacks against the UN Assistance Mission in Sierra Leone (UNAMSIL) in May 2000. In finding the accused guilty of certain of the crimes charged, the Trial Chamber relied heavily on single-source evidence, hearsay evidence and circumstantial evidence. The Trial Chamber addressed a number of difficult factual and legal issues relating to the definition of peacekeeping and the status of robust peacekeepers for the first time; however, not all such findings appear to have been accurately grounded in fact and law.

• Item Type: Articles
• Status: Published
• Refereed: Yes
• Glasgow Author(s) Enlighten ID: Sloan, Professor James
• Authors: Sloan, J.
• Subjects: K Law > KZ Law of Nations
• College/School: College of Social Sciences > School of Law
• Journal Name: Law and Practice of International Courts and Tribunals
• Publisher: Brill Nijhoff
• ISSN: 1569-1853
• ISSN (Online): 1571-8034