Comments on: Rapp: [If I was] to do it over, I would try to develop a court within the national system. http://shelbygrossman.com/2009/09/rapp-if-i-was-to-do-it-over-i-would-try-to-develop-a-court-within-the-national-system/ Fri, 10 Feb 2012 20:11:31 -0700 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 By: The injustice of international justice | Justice for all http://shelbygrossman.com/2009/09/rapp-if-i-was-to-do-it-over-i-would-try-to-develop-a-court-within-the-national-system/comment-page-1/#comment-1028 The injustice of international justice | Justice for all Wed, 23 Dec 2009 01:53:30 +0000 http://shelbygrossman.com/?p=779#comment-1028 [...] with Stephen Rapp, who was previously chief prosecutor for the Special Court for Sierra Leone (H/T Shelby Grossman). Rapp states: The concern all of us had was that we were conducting justice in a comfortable [...] [...] with Stephen Rapp, who was previously chief prosecutor for the Special Court for Sierra Leone (H/T Shelby Grossman). Rapp states: The concern all of us had was that we were conducting justice in a comfortable [...]

]]> By: Jessica Lincoln http://shelbygrossman.com/2009/09/rapp-if-i-was-to-do-it-over-i-would-try-to-develop-a-court-within-the-national-system/comment-page-1/#comment-469 Jessica Lincoln Thu, 17 Sep 2009 08:55:44 +0000 http://shelbygrossman.com/?p=779#comment-469 This is a longtime coming and i'm glad that someone stated this publically. I think there is a place for the SCSL in addressing impunity in SL but it stands in such contrast to the national judiciary that you can understand why people would question its process and the principles underpinning it, which at times seem grossly unfair. Let's hope he has greater influence in his new role and greater emphasis is placed on bolstering domestic capacity in transitional justice. Sorry, brief introduction. I'm a PhD student at King's College, London. Looking at the role of Outreach in international justice. I looked specifically at SL. I have been following your blog for a while and am always interested to hear your thoughts on the SCSL and the region. I hope your PhD is going well. Jessica This is a longtime coming and i’m glad that someone stated this publically. I think there is a place for the SCSL in addressing impunity in SL but it stands in such contrast to the national judiciary that you can understand why people would question its process and the principles underpinning it, which at times seem grossly unfair. Let’s hope he has greater influence in his new role and greater emphasis is placed on bolstering domestic capacity in transitional justice.

Sorry, brief introduction. I’m a PhD student at King’s College, London. Looking at the role of Outreach in international justice. I looked specifically at SL. I have been following your blog for a while and am always interested to hear your thoughts on the SCSL and the region. I hope your PhD is going well. Jessica

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