Taylor trial has three main shortcomings of international law , says Phil Clark . Length of the Taylor trial is unjustifiable , delaying justice for his victims , he says . In the next few years , the war crimes tribunals for Sierra Leone , Rwanda , the former Yugoslavia , Lebanon and Cambodia will all close their doors , leaving the ICC as the sole international judicial institution . Clark : Taylor trial suffered from the length of the charges against him . Clark : Taylor trial suffered by distance of trial from location and victims of his crimes .
Taylor trial has three main shortcomings of international law , says Phil Clark . Length of the Taylor trial is unjustifiable , delaying justice for his victims , he says . Clark : Taylor trial suffered from the length of the charges against him . Clark : Taylor trial suffered by distance of trial from location and victims of his crimes .