المحكمة الجنائية الخاصة لسيراليون كآلية لتجسيد مفهوم العدالة الإنتقالية

Abstract EN

The concept of transitional justice is a modern concept that has emerged with the emergence of conflicts in societies known as a transition to democracy to be linked to issues related to serious violations of international humanitarian law and human rights, where transitional justice seeks to uncover the truth and compensate the victims of grave violations of international law, and reforming institutions, Embody the idea of the state of law.

Sierra Leone's model of transitional justice is the most common in the African continent.

Perhaps what distinguishes post- Sierra Leone justice is the existence of international criminal justice as a parallel mechanism, represented by the Special Court for Sierra Leone, which has contributed through a set of mechanisms to enshrine the concept of transitional justice.

Key words: transitional justice, the Special Court for Sierra Leone, international humanitarian law, human rights, criminal justice.