1. Official Trial Documents
2. Press Releases
3. Reports and Resources
4. Materials on Previous Legal Challenges to Taylor
5. General Documents on the Special Court

Trial Documents

• Second Amended Indictment - Charles Taylor (May 29, 2007)
• Decision of Trial Chamber II on Taylor’s request to make an un-sworn statement (May 31, 2007)
• Defense request for leave to appeal 29 May decision on un-sworn statement (June 4, 2007)
• Decision of SCSL President regarding restrictions on Taylor’s visits and communications (June 20, 2007)
• Decision on Defence motion seeking special measures with regard to Resolutions 1521 and 1532 of the United Nations Security Council (October 31, 2007)
• Decision on ex parte and confidential Prosecution motion for an order to provide to the Prosecution non-privileged documents recently obtained from the accused’s personal archive (November 5, 2007) 

• Documents related to the organization of Taylor’s defense:
  • Taylor letter to Trial Chamber II on termination of representation (June 1, 2007)
  • Memo from Principal Defender to Karim Khan (June 1, 2007)
  • Prosecution’s Motion Regarding Legal Representation of the Accused (June 7, 2007)
  • Joint Defense-Prosecution Submission on Resumption of Trial (June 28, 2007)
  • Principal Defender’s Decision Assigning New Counsel to Charles Taylor (July 17, 2007)

• Pre-Trial Transcripts:
  • Initial Appearance in Freetown (April 3, 2006)
  • Status Conference (June 21, 2006)
  • Status Conference (July 21, 2006)
  • Status Conference (September 22, 2006)
  • Status Conference (January 26, 2007)
  • Pre-Trial Conference (May 7, 2007)

• Trial Transcripts:
  • June 4, 2007
  • June 25, 2007
  • July 3, 2007
  • August 20, 2007 (Status Conference)
  • September 20, 2007 (Status Conference)
  • November 13, 2007 (Status Conference)
  • January 7, 2008
  • January 8, 2008
  • January 9, 2008
  • January 10, 2008
  • January 11, 2008
  • January 14, 2008
  • January 15, 2008
  • January 16, 2008
  • January 17, 2008
  • January 18, 2008
  • January 21, 2008
  • January 22, 2008
  • January 23, 2008
  • January 24, 2008

Press Releases

• Special Court President Requests Charles Taylor be Tried in The Hague (March 30, 2006)
• Defence Office Moves to Ensure Fair Trial Rights for Mr. Charles Taylor (March 31, 2006)
• Special Court Registrar Welcomes United Nations Security Council Resolution (June 16, 2006)
• Trial of Charles Taylor Set for June 4 Opening (May 7, 2007)

Reports and Resources

•   Human Rights Watch:
  • Questions and Answers on Charles Taylor’s Trial Before the Special Court
  • Trying Charles Taylor in the Hague: Making Justice Accessible to Those Most Affected
  • Justice in Motion: The Trial Phase of the Special Court for Sierra Leone
•   Open Society Justice Initiative:
  • Civil Society Pressure: Ending Charles Taylor’s Asylum
  • Litigation Efforts Challenging Charles Taylor’s Asylum
  • Amicus Brief: David Anyaele and Emmanuel Egbuna v. Charles Ghankay Taylor and Others
•   Other Reports:
  • Coalition for International Justice: Following Taylor’s Money
  • International Center for Transitional Justice: The Special Court for Sierra Leone Under Scrutiny

Previous Taylor Cases

• Amicus Brief Challenging Taylor’s Asylum
• Decision on Immunity from Jurisdiction (May 31, 2004)

Special Court Documents

• Statute of the Special Court for Sierra Leone
• Agreement between the United Nations and the Government of Sierra Leone on the establishment of the Special Court for Sierra Leone
• Rules of Procedure and Evidence