Scsl Rscsl

Q: What is a Claude Code skill and how does the Scsl Rscsl skill fit in?

A Claude Code skill is a SKILL.md file that lives under ~/.claude/skills/<name>/ and tells the Claude Code CLI agent how to perform a specific task (instructions, prompts, allowed tools). Skills are auto-discovered at session start. Scsl Rscsl is one of 67,000+ skills indexed in the open ClaudSkills catalog, classified under the Security category. Learn more at https://claudskills.com/learn/what-is-skill-md/.

Category: Security · Sub-category: forensics · Last updated: 2026-05-30

Special Court for Sierra Leone (SCSL, 2002-2013) and the Residual Special Court for Sierra Leone (RSCSL, 2013-) research, drafting, and analysis. Use whenever the conversation involves the SCSL, the RSCSL, Charles Taylor, the AFRC case (SCSL-04-16), the CDF case (SCSL-04-14), the RUF case (SCSL-04-15), the Taylor case (SCSL-03-01), the Norman, Fofana, Kondewa, Brima, Kamara, Kanu, Sesay, Kallon, Gbao accused, the Civil Defence Forces, the Revolutionary United Front, the Armed Forces Revolutionary Council, the Agreement of 16 January 2002 between the United Nations and the Government of Sierra Leone, UN Security Council Resolution 1315 (2000), the SCSL Statute, the Sierra Leone Truth and Reconciliation Commission, child soldiers as a war crime, forced marriage as a crime against humanity, sexual slavery, the destruction of religious or cultural property, or any SCSL/RSCSL document or case identifier. Enforces a verification-first discipline: every case-law, decision, indictment, filing, or judgment citation must be verified against rscsl.org (the official Residual Special Court website) or legal-tools.org before appearing in any output. Foundational texts (UN-Sierra Leone Agreement, SCSL Statute, Rules of Procedure and Evidence) may be cited from project knowledge when present. Trigger this skill any time SCSL, RSCSL, Special Court Sierra Leone, Charles Taylor case, AFRC, CDF, RUF cases, or any related case identifier appears in the request.

From the source SKILL.md

This skill governs every output that touches the Special Court for Sierra Leone and its Residual Special Court. The discipline is simple and the reason for it is concrete: the SCSL produced landmark jurisprudence on the recruitment of child soldiers as a war crime, on forced marriage as a crime against humanity, on the responsibility of a sitting head of State, and on the joint criminal enterprise doctrine in the Sierra Leone armed conflicts. It is also the only modern hybrid tribunal that convicted a former head of State (Charles Taylor, 26 April 2012). Case numbers, document references, and…

What this skill does

Scsl Rscsl is a community-contributed Claude Code skill in the forensics sub-category. It ships as a SKILL.md file that Claude Code auto-discovers under ~/.claude/skills/scsl-rscsl/ and loads when your prompt matches the skill's trigger.

When to invoke it: Use whenever the conversation involves the SCSL, the RSCSL, Charles Taylor, the AFRC case (SCSL-04-16), the CDF case (SCSL-04-14), the RUF case (SCSL-04-15), the Taylor case (SCSL-03-01), the Norman, Fofana, Kondewa, Brima, Kamara, Kanu, Sesay, Kallon, Gbao accused, the Civil Defence Forces, the Revolutionary United Front, the Armed Forces Revolutionary Council, the Agreement of 16 January 2002 between the United Nations and the Government of Sierra Leone, UN Security Council Resolution 1315 (2000), the SCSL Statute, the Sierra Leone Truth and Reconciliation Commission, child soldiers as a war crime, forced marriage as a crime against humanity, sexual slavery, the destruction of religious or cultural property, or any SCSL/RSCSL document or case identifier. Enforces a verification-first discipline: every case-law, decision, indictment, filing, or judgment citation must be verified against rscsl.

Who uses this skill

The Scsl Rscsl Claude Code skill is built for security engineers, penetration testers, DevSecOps practitioners, and development teams hardening codebases and infrastructure. It's part of ClaudSkills (also referred to as Claude Skills or Claude Code Skills) — the open community-curated registry of 116,000+ SKILL.md files for Anthropic's Claude Code agent and the wider Claude ecosystem (Claude API, Claude Agent SDK).

How to install

Free

Manual install (2 steps)

mkdir -p ~/.claude/skills/scsl-rscsl
curl -L https://claudskills.com/skills/scsl-rscsl/SKILL.md \
  -o ~/.claude/skills/scsl-rscsl/SKILL.md

Or just download SKILL.md directly and drop it into ~/.claude/skills/scsl-rscsl/. Claude Code auto-discovers it on next session.

Skills live at ~/.claude/skills/scsl-rscsl/SKILL.md on macOS/Linux, or %USERPROFILE%\.claude\skills\scsl-rscsl\SKILL.md on Windows. See the full install guide for step-by-step instructions.

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Frequently asked questions

How do I install the Scsl Rscsl Claude Code skill?

Install via the ClaudSkills desktop app (one click) or copy SKILL.md from the source repository to ~/.claude/skills/scsl-rscsl/SKILL.md and restart Claude Code. Both flows are detailed at claudskills.com/install/.

What does the Scsl Rscsl skill do?

Is this skill free to install?

Yes. ClaudSkills is an open registry — every skill keeps its source repository's license, and manual install via copy is free. ClaudSkills Pro ($9/mo, $79/yr, or $149 one-time) adds one-click install via the desktop app and a multi-signal Quality Score.

When should I use the Scsl Rscsl skill?

Use Scsl Rscsl when your Claude Code task falls under the Security category — specifically in the forensics area. Claude Code auto-discovers installed skills and invokes the right one based on the task description, so you can also ask Claude directly (e.g. "use Scsl Rscsl" or describe the task and let Claude pick). Browse related skills at /category/security/.

What is a Claude Code skill and how does the Scsl Rscsl skill fit in?

A Claude Code skill is a SKILL.md file that lives under ~/.claude/skills/<name>/ and tells the Claude Code CLI agent how to perform a specific task (instructions, prompts, allowed tools). Skills are auto-discovered at session start. Scsl Rscsl is one of 67,000+ skills indexed in the open ClaudSkills catalog, classified under the Security category. Learn more at /learn/what-is-a-claude-skill/.

Attribution & license

Source: https://github.com/jeannesulzer/international-criminal-tribunals-skills/blob/HEAD/scsl-rscsl/SKILL.md
Author: jeannesulzer

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APA

jeannesulzer. (2026). Scsl Rscsl [Claude Code skill]. ClaudSkills. https://claudskills.com/skills/scsl-rscsl/

BibTeX

@misc{scsl-rscsl-2026,
  author    = {jeannesulzer},
  title     = {Scsl Rscsl [Claude Code skill]},
  year      = {2026},
  publisher = {ClaudSkills},
  url       = {https://claudskills.com/skills/scsl-rscsl/}
}

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