Is Justice Possible for Chiefs of State?
This event featured Stephen Rapp, prosecutor of the Special Court for Sierra Leone. In December 2006, the Secretary-General of the United Nations appointed Stephen J. Rapp as the third Prosecutor for the Special Court for Sierra Leone. From 1993 to 2001, Rapp was the United States Attorney for the Northern District of Iowa. In 2005, he became the Chief of Prosecutions at the International Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda, where he assisted Chief Prosecutor Hassan Bubacar Jallow in investigating violations of international criminal law in Rwanda during 1994. Rapp spoke about whether it is possible to prosecute heads of state such as Charles Taylor, former president of Liberia. This event was moderated by Harvard Law School Professor Alex Whiting. Related Links: • Watch this event online! (Requires Real Audio Player) • Special Court for Sierra Leone Dialogical Justice and the Protection of Social Rights This event featured Roberto Gargarella, Tinker Visiting Professor at Columbia University
