The Special Court for Sierra Leone has, in fact, played an essential part in the development of international law, by virtue of the case law that has been created on issues such as the recruitment of child soldiers and forced marriages, which were the subject of the Special Court's first judgments.
Sierra Leone eritribunalil on õigupoolest olnud väga oluline roll rahvusvahelise õiguse arengus, kuna eritribunali esimesed kohtuotsused lõid kohtupraktika sellistes küsimustes nagu lapssõdurite värbamine ja sundabielud.