Charles Taylor Inc.: Lessons from the trial of a President, businessman and warlord
Charles Taylor Inc.: Lessons from the trial of a President, businessman and warlord
Charles Taylor was President of Liberia between 1997 and 2003, trader in arms, timber and minerals and initiator of the first phase of the Liberian civil war. He is currently serving a fifty year prison sentence for his involvement in war crimes and crimes against humanity during the armed conflict in Sierra Leone. This chapter examines how the Special Court for Sierra Leone (SCSL) established the linkage between Taylor as a high level economic actor in Liberia and international crimes in neighbouring Sierra Leone through modes of liability, in particular aiding and abetting. Further, in view of Taylor's position as head of State for most of the period covered by the SCSL indictment and the nature of groups such as the Revolutionary United Front (RUF), issues of State and organizational responsibility are addressed, including the reasons for prioritising individual criminal responsibility. Finally, the chapter considers the findings and recommendations of the Liberian Truth and Reconciliation Commission concerning the role of economic actors and economic activities in contributing to, and benefiting from the armed conflict in Liberia.
255-280
Cambridge University Press
Jørgensen, Nina H.B.
0fed4805-c315-414c-a10a-b292248f0193
2020
Jørgensen, Nina H.B.
0fed4805-c315-414c-a10a-b292248f0193
Jørgensen, Nina H.B.
(2020)
Charles Taylor Inc.: Lessons from the trial of a President, businessman and warlord.
In,
Jorgensen, Nina H.B.
(ed.)
The International Criminal Responsibility of War’s Funders and Profiteers.
Cambridge.
Cambridge University Press, .
(doi:10.1017/9781108692991.011).
Record type:
Book Section
Abstract
Charles Taylor was President of Liberia between 1997 and 2003, trader in arms, timber and minerals and initiator of the first phase of the Liberian civil war. He is currently serving a fifty year prison sentence for his involvement in war crimes and crimes against humanity during the armed conflict in Sierra Leone. This chapter examines how the Special Court for Sierra Leone (SCSL) established the linkage between Taylor as a high level economic actor in Liberia and international crimes in neighbouring Sierra Leone through modes of liability, in particular aiding and abetting. Further, in view of Taylor's position as head of State for most of the period covered by the SCSL indictment and the nature of groups such as the Revolutionary United Front (RUF), issues of State and organizational responsibility are addressed, including the reasons for prioritising individual criminal responsibility. Finally, the chapter considers the findings and recommendations of the Liberian Truth and Reconciliation Commission concerning the role of economic actors and economic activities in contributing to, and benefiting from the armed conflict in Liberia.
Text
10 CHAPTER 10 Jorgensen Charles Taylor Inc
- Accepted Manuscript
Restricted to Repository staff only
Request a copy
More information
Accepted/In Press date: 1 October 2019
e-pub ahead of print date: 1 September 2020
Published date: 2020
Identifiers
Local EPrints ID: 436007
URI: http://eprints.soton.ac.uk/id/eprint/436007
PURE UUID: 0ef79a9e-838e-41fd-a8be-97f618778bfe
Catalogue record
Date deposited: 26 Nov 2019 17:30
Last modified: 17 Mar 2024 03:55
Export record
Altmetrics
Contributors
Editor:
Nina H.B. Jorgensen
Download statistics
Downloads from ePrints over the past year. Other digital versions may also be available to download e.g. from the publisher's website.
View more statistics
