How does the implementing legislation affect the relationship between the TRC and the Special Court?
It does not. The Agreement on the Special Court provides no exceptions on who has to comply with requests and orders from the Court. Every Sierra Leone person and institution has to comply with orders issued by the Special Court, irrespective of who or what they may be or what type of issues or material they may be dealing with. This is an international legal obligation that cannot be changed or avoided by any domestic law. The Special Court Act, therefore, implements the international obligation and does not in itself affect the relationship between the TRC and the Special Court. It is possible for the TRC and the Special Court to enter an agreement whereby the institutions agree on how they will relate to each other, including how and in what circumstances the Special Court can issue requests for assistance or information directly to the TRC. However, the Special Courts ability to issue an order can only be limited by the Court itself and is not something the Special Court Act regula
