Trial Report: Dec. ’08-Feb. ’09
After 205 days—or 41 full weeks—of court sessions, examination of the Prosecution’s 91st and final witness concluded on January 30, 2009. Prosecutor Stephen Rapp said his team had “achieved was [they]...
View ArticleThe Prosecution’s Case: What Happened?
Charles Taylor is charged with 11 counts of war crimes, crimes against humanity, and other serious violations of international humanitarian law committed in Sierra Leone from November 30, 1996, to...
View ArticleCharles Taylor on the Stand: An Overview of His Examination-In-Chief (by U.C....
Thanks to the U.C. Berkeley Monitoring Program, below is an extensive and detailed overview of Charles Taylor’s testimony as he took the stand in his own defense in his current trial before the...
View ArticleCharles Taylor Monthly Trial Report: March 2010
Charles Taylor Monthly Trial Report (February 22, 2010 – March 31, 2010)[1] 1. Overview The Defense called its second witness, Yankuba Samateh, a.k.a. Yanks Smythe, on Monday February 22, 2010....
View ArticleCharles Taylor Monthly Trial Report: April 2010
Charles Taylor Monthly Trial Report (April 1, 2010 – April 30, 2010)[1] 1. Overview The Defense case moved ahead steadily in April, with three new witnesses taking the stand for Charles...
View ArticleCharles Taylor Monthly Trial Report: May 2010
Dear readers – please find below a monthy summary of the Taylor trial for May 2010 by our friends Jennifer Easterday and Elena Marrs at the UC Berkeley War Crimes Studies Center. The views and...
View ArticleCharles Taylor Monthly Trial Report: June 2010
Dear readers – please find below a monthy summary of the Taylor trial for June 2010 written by Elena Marrs at the UC Berkeley War Crimes Studies Center. The views and opinions expressed here do not...
View ArticleCharles Taylor Monthly Trial Report: July 2010
Dear readers – please find below a monthy summary of the Taylor trial for July 2010 written by Elena Marrs at the UC Berkeley War Crimes Studies Center. The views and opinions expressed here do not...
View ArticleCharles Taylor Monthly Trial Report: August-September 2010
Dear readers – please find below a summary of the Taylor trial for the months of August and September 2010 written by Jennifer Easterday at the UC Berkeley War Crimes Studies Center. The views and...
View ArticleCharles Taylor Monthly Trial Report: October-November 2010
Dear readers – please find below a summary of the Taylor trial for the months of October and November 2010 written by Jennifer Easterday and Eline Houwen at the UC Berkeley War Crimes Studies Center....
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