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The case against Taylor's asylum: a review of Nigeria's domestic and international legal obligations

The Charles Taylor-led rebellion to oust the then incumbent President of the West African State of Liberia, Mr. Samuel Doe, in 1989 triggered off more than a decade of civil war. This seemed to have been resolved with the special election in 1996 of which Taylor emerged the winner amidst claims of intimidation and corruption. However, in 2000 there was renewed fighting when another rebel group revolted against the Taylor government and once again the seemingly unending catastrophe of brutal proportions was re-ignited. By July 2003, as the Liberian capital was at the verge of being over-run by …