doi:10.52907/slj.v5i1.148CRIMINAL lawAPPELLATE courtsCIVIL societyMarrah, Augustine Sorie-SengbeStrathmore Law Journal
And just across the road, you’ll also see the Supreme Court of Sierra Leone, as well as the blue and white distinctive design of the State House. #6 Eat Lunch at Crown Bakery Phew well after all that sightseeing, it’s definitely time for lunch! After all, one of the best things t...
Sierra Leone challenged the Partial Final Award in the English Commercial Court under section 67 of the Arbitration Act 1996 which allows a party to challenge the substantive jurisdiction of the tribunal. The four issues the English Commercial Court was asked to determine w...
Tonight, the Sierra Leone Telegraph has learnt that both Maada Bio and Samura Kamara’s senior advisers are already at work, making serious overtures to the opposition parties in what is going to be two weeks of vigorous horse trading. It will not be impossible to see a few cr...
Sierra Leoneans came face to face with what one survivor called - Satan walking the streets and alleyways of the capital Freetown. By the time they were again forced out of the capital, close to six thousand, if not more, lay dead murdered by a gang that was determined, using all means...
Sierra Leone Telegraph: 19 January 2016 On 31 December 2015, in his greetings to the nation, Rwandan president Paul Kagame announced that he would run a third term. “You asked me to continue to lead this country after 2017. Given its importance to you, I can only accept.” ...
The 25 May 1997 coup which ousted President Ahmed Tejan Kabbah of Sierra Leone and brought to power the Armed Forces Revolutionary Council (AFRC), under the leadership of Major Johnny Paul Koroma, appears to be the culmination of a long period of collusion between a significant portion of ...
The laws of Sierra Leone follow the pattern of British law. Until 1971 the framework of the courts was equally similar, and the final court of appeal was thePrivy Councilin London. Since the adoption of a republican constitution, however, the highest court is the Supreme Court, headed by a...